Gjerdrum Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Gjerdrum, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers from the parishes Gjerdrum and Heni. Parish registers from 1689 until 1901.

Digitazed parish registers online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Census Records

 * 1660's: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666.  Microfilm of the civil census for the parishes of Gjerdrum and Heni in Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district) available at the FamilySearch Library.  This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete. Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1660's: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  Microfilm of the clerical census for the parishes of Gjerdrum and Heni in Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district) are available at the Familiy History Library. 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. 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 more complete.   Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. Microfilm of the 1801 census for Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district) are available at the FamilySearch Library.   The 1801 census (b. 8) for Gjerdrum clerical district includes Gjerdrum, and Heni parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.  A typewritten edition with indexes is available on  It is called "Mikrokortutgåva av 1801-teljina".  Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865. Microfilm of the 1865 censusfor Gjerdurm prestegjeld (clerical district) available at the FamilySearch Library.  This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.  Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) as well as at Registreringssentral for Historical Data (RHD) at the University of Tromsø in Norway.


 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875, Microfilm of the 1875 census for Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district) is available at the FamilySearch Library.  This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) as well as Registreringssentral for Historical Data (RHD) at the University of Tromsø in Norway.


 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 census for Gjerdrum Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet)


 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. Microfilm of the 1900 census for Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical distirct) is available at the FamilySearch Library.   This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.  Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at Registreringssentral for Historical Data (RHD).


 * 1910: The 1910 census is available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at Registreringssentral for Historical Data (RHD) at the University of Tromsø in Norway.
 * The census of 1801, 1865, 1875 (index only), 1891, 1910 (index only) are also available at Ancestry($).

Farm Books
Kirkeby, Birger, 1923-; Christopherson, Tom: The FamilySearch Library has. It has histories of the farms with some genealogies of the farmers. A farm name index to volume 1 is found in the following link. . A farm name index to volume 2 is found in the following link.

Sæter, Ivar; Bergwitz, Joh. K (Johan Kielland): Gjerdrum, jubileumsskrift 1914 also knows as "Litt mere om Gjerdrumbygden og dens gaarder Gjerdrums almenning".

Farm Names
29 Asmyr 5 Berg, 30 Braate 27 Fjælstad nedre, 32 Flatner store 31 Gauterud, 11 Gjerdrum Præstegaard, 12 Gjerdrum nordre 25 Hval 1 Løvstad 2 Nitteberg 21 Olstad nedre 3 Rogstad nordre, 28 Rud 7 Sandum Oppigaard, 14 Smedstad nordre, 19 Svensrud, 23 Sørum nordre 9 Torshov vestre, 18 Tveit 16 Vang nordre.

Farms found in Gjerdrum Bygdebok volume I Ask, Askenga, Asmyrhaugen, Asmyrjordet Belstad, Berg, Bergstua, Brådal, Bråte Eikeberg Fjælstad, Fjælstadholmen, Fjælstadkroken, Fjælstadtangen, Flatby, Flatner, Flaen, Fossum, Fossumjordet Gauterud, Gistli, Gjerdrum, Gjerdrum prestegard, Grønlund Hammer, Haukerud, Hellen, Heni, Hestehagan, Hungerholt, Hval, Hvam, Hølen, Hønsi Kjærstad, Kjærstadflaen, Klokkerhaugen, Kogstad, Kogstadhagan, Korsmo, Kråkvål, Kulsrud, Kulsrudenga, Kvennestun, Kyken Leireng (Øgarn), Leirenga, Leirud, Ljøreggen, Løken, Løvstad Mastbakken, Mo  Nitteberg, Nygård, Nærlaus Olstad, Olstadhaugen Rogstad, Rud, Rustad Sandum, Sandumsdalen, Sandumshaugen, Skei, Skjærhaugen, Smedstad, Smedhaugen, Smedstadhaugen, Smedstun, Spenningen, Svensrud, Sørumstangen Tori, Torikulpen, Torilykkja, Torshov, Trolsnes, Trulsrud, Tuterud, Tveit Vang, Vestby, Verning, Vestenga Østenga Åmot, Åmotbekken, Åmotsenga, Åmotteiet, Årstad.

HUSMANNSPLASSER (Sub farms) Alnefetten, Askebråtan, Askeiet Bakken, Bergseiet, Bergshaugen, Bergstua, Bjørkelund, Bleikedammen, Blånet, Brådalseiet, Bråteeiet, Buskerud Dalen  (Sandumsdalen) Eikebergeiet Fjælstadeiet, Fjælstadbakken, Flatbyeiet, Flatnereiet, Fossumeiet Gauterudeiet, Gistieiet, Gististua, Gjerdrumeiet, Godtnok, Gruvbakken, Gullhaug Hagen, Haukerud, Hellehaugen, Hellen, Henieiet, Hermanstua, Hestehagan, Hol, Horka, Hvalseiet, Hønsieiet Kjærstadeiet, Kroken, Kråkvåleiet, Kulsrudeiet Leirenga, Logna, Løvstadeiet Mastebakken, Moeiet Nittebergeiet, Nitteberghaugen Olstadeiet, Olstadhagan Prestegardshaugen Ramdalen, Rogstadeiet, Rogstadstua, Rudeiet, Rudeiet Saga, Sandumeiet, Simarud, Skauen, Skredderhaugen, Sletta, Smedhaugen, Smedstadeiet, Smedstadstua, Sørlistua (Myra), Sørumseiet, Sørumshaugen, Sørumstua Teltebuhaugen, Torshoveiet, Trolsneseiet, Trulsrud Vangseiet, Varta, Vestbyeiet Øgarn Åmoteiet, Åmotbekken, Åmotbråtan, Årstadeiet.

Farms found in Gjerdrum Bygdebok volume II Ask, Askenga, Asmyr, Asmyrjordet Belstad, Berg, Brådal, Bråte, Buskerud Dølienga Eikeberg Fjælstad, Fjælstadholmen, Fjælstadkroken, Flaen, Flatby, Flatner, Fløtten, Fløtten, Fossum, Fossumjordet, Frydenberg Gauterud, Gisti, Gjerdrum, Grønvoll Hammer, Haukerud, Hellen, Helvete, Heni, Hermanstua, Hesthagan, Horka, Horkabråtan, Hungerholt, Hval, Hvam, Hønsi Kjærstad, Kjærstadflaen, Kjærstadsletta, Klokkerhaugen, Kogstad, Kogstadgropa, Kogstadhaugen, Korsmo, Kråkvål, Kulsrud, Kvennstun, Kyken Leireng (Øgarn), Lier, Ljøregggen, Lykkja, Løvstad Melløm, Mo, Munkeli, Myrvoll Nitteberg, Nygård, Nærlaus Olstad, Olstadhaugen Rogstad, Rud, Rustad Sagholen, Sandum, Sandumsdalen, Sandumshaugen, Skei, Skjærhaugen, Smedhaugen, Smedstad, Smedstadhaugen, Smedstadøgarn, Smedstun, Snatet, Solberg, Solli, Spenningen, Svensrud, Sørli, Sørum, Sørumsmedstua, Sørøumstangen Tori, Torshov, Trolsnes, Trulsrud, Tuterud, Tveit Vang, Vestby, Vestenga, Villumstua Ødenga Åmot, Åmotbekken, Åmotfløtten, Åmotsaga, Åmotbråtan, Årstad, Åssgård.

HUSMANNSPLASSER (Sub farms) Bekken, Bergshaugen, Bergstua, Blånet, Botolfstua, Brådalseiet, Brådalstua, Bråtan Åmot, Bråteiet, Bråteskauen Eikebegeiet Fjælstadeie, Flaen, Flatbyeiet, Flatbystua, Flatnereiet, Fossumeiet, Fossumhagan, Fossumstua Gata, Gauterudeiet, Gistieiet, Gististua, Gruvbakken, Gjerdrum, Gullikstua Haugen, Hynne, Hønsisvingen Inngjerdinga Janstua Kogstadeiet, Kogstadhagen Låbekken Olstadstua Rogstadlykkja, Rudeiet, Rudsbråten, Rustadeiet, Rudstadstua Sanderstua, Sandumeiet, Seopp, Skeimoen, Smedstua, Svensrudbråten, Svensrudstua, Sørumtangen Tangehaugen, Toreiet Vangstua, Vestbyhagan Åmothagan, Årstadhaugen.

Farms found in GJERDRUM JUBILÆUMSSKRIFT 1914 Aaelstad, Aaerstad, Aamodt, Aamaatt, Aarstad, Aarstadvangen, Asch, Askvangen, Assk, Assmyer, Assmyr Berrigh, Braadal, Braadte, Braata, Buskerud, Busterud, Bærj Egebergh, Ekæbær Faassomb, Fieldstad, Fjeldstad, Fjælsta, Fjælstadkroken, Fladbye, Fladtner, Flattner, Fossumb, Flåby Gauteru, Gierdrumb, Giesti, Gisti, Gjæri, Grubakken, Grulbakken, Gutterud Hellen, Henni, Hual, Hungerholt, Hungerhølt, Hval, Hønnsi, Hønsi Jisti Kaaksta, Kierstad, Kjærsta, Krakvoll, Krogwold, Kulsru, Kulssrud Laabakken, Ljoreggen, Løer, Løffstad Moe, Moen, Mokulpen, Movangen Nærlaus, Nærløs Olsta Ru, Rusta, Ruud Sandumb, Sannom, Schie, Schylder, Sjei, Skeid, Skjøde, Sonnoffer, Svendsrud, Sørumb, Søromm Thorshaugvangen, Thosough, Thuedt, Toessough, Torshov, Tori, Torsu, Toso, Trodtznes, Trolsnes Val Wangh, Wessbye.

Probate Records
1683-1865: Records are found in Øvre Romerike judicial district.

1845-1877: Records are found in Nes judicial district.

1709-1778: Clerical probate records are found in Øvre Romerike deanery.