Steigen Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Steigen clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Steigen with Bogen chapel and Leiranger (Ledingen) until 1900.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

1686-1727, 1748-1874, 1879-1894, 1917-1934

Steigen / Leiranger: 1821-1916

Steigen / Steigen: 1821-1905

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census for Steigen can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. (Usually only males from the age of 12 years and older, but in some cases all males from birth are listed). There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is usually more complete.

SALTEN PROSTI b. 35 Ingel (Steigen) prestegjeld Ledingen (Leiranger) fjering Ingel (Steigen) fjering Hammerø (Hamarøy) fjering FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 3

1701 Census for Steigen can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. In some cases the place of birth of a servant may be listed if he was born in a different clerical district.

NORDLAND FYLKE b. 17 Salten fogderi Stegen (Steigen) prestegjeld Engel (Steigen) fjering Ledingen (Leiranger) fjering Hammerø (Hamarøy) fjering FHL INTL Film 122985 Item 3

1801 Census for Steigen

1815 Census for Steigen can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

The 1815 census of Steigen clerical district which includes the parishes Steigen and Leiranger (Leidingen). Includes the farmnames, head of household, his wife, children, fosterchildren, servants, occupation, sex, age and some miscellaneous information.

Steigen prestegjeld 1815 FHL INTL Film 1283465 Item 2 Steigen prestegjeld 1815 FHL INTL Film 1694694 Item 6

1865 Census for Steigen

1875 Census for Steigen

1900 Census for Steigen

1910 Census for Steigen

Probate Records
1713-1877: Probates are found in Salten judicial district.

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery

Historical Society
Steigen Historielag