Bygland Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Bygland, Aust-Agder, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records

 * Microfilm at the for Bygland prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for the parishes Bygland (Nedre Setesdal), Sandnes, Austad and Årdal. Parish registers for the years 1725-1926.


 * Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Clerical Census: This covers the Bygland clerical district includes the parishes Sandnes, Årdal, Austad, and Bygland and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. 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.


 * 1664-1666 Civil Census: This covers Bygland clerical district and includes the parishes of Bygland, Austad, Sandnes, and Årdal and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. 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.


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Bygland clerical district includes the parishes of Bygland, Sandnes, Austad, and Årdal and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Also available online at Digitarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Bygland clerical district includes the parishes of Sandnes, Austad, Bygland, and Årdal and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. 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. 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 Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Bygland clerical district includes the parishes of Austad, Bygland, Sandnes, and Årdal and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. 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 Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: The 1891 census is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Bygland clerical district, includes the parishes Austad, Bygland, Sandnes, and Årdal, and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Also available online at Digital Archives (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Bygland clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digital Archives (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Books
Vollen, Reidar, 1943-: Bygland: gard og ætt.

This community tree is the result of merging the extracted data from 3 volumes of bygdebok (local or community history) for the Bygland clerical district. Bygland is in the Setesdal region and consists of 3 parishes: Bygland, Austad, and Sandnes. No additions or corrections are accepted for this community tree. If you see information that you believe is incorrect or incomplete, the information can be corrected or updated in Family Tree.

Farm histories and genealogical information on farm residents in Bygland, Aust-Agder co., Norway.

Contents: v. 1. Langeid, Hegland, Ånebjør -- v. 2. Sordal, Tveit, Heistad, Moi -- v. 3. Austad, Ose, Skore, Kile -- v. 4. Froysnes, Innleiing til Åraksbø, Nordenå, Gakkestad, Lidtveit, Hautgeveit, Rosevall, Segberg -- v. 5. Stoplestog, Nedstoga, Eldhuset, Nordgarden, Haugen -- v. 6. Sandnes, Skomedal --v. 7. Nese, Kvåle, Skreland, Innleiding til Jordalsbø, Nørstebø.

FS Library 948.28/B1 D2 To view a digital version click here.

Bolling, Reidar: Gards-og ættesoge for Bygland

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Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Names Index in about 1900 were as follows:

45 Aakhus, 46 Bygland,  53 Hage, 48 Hamre, 36 Haugaa  39 Kolshus, 41 Krosstu, 36 Kvaale,  51 Lauvdal nordre, 44 Lien,  50 Naanes, 43 Nerhus, 35 Nese, 38 Nordibø, 38 Nørstebø,  52 Odden, 43 Opsal,  47 Præstegaarden,  40 Salvehus, 34 Skaamedal, 49 Skjervrak, 37 Skreland, 42 Stuttestu, 48 Sørjordet,  34 Volden

The names of the places listed in the farm history for Bygland are:

Apledokk, Apleknodden, Attestog, Austad, Austad Syndre, Bakka, Bakkan, Bakke, Bakken, Bakkeåsen, Bekkerus, Bekkjerus, Bergland, Bilitt, Birkeland, Bjønnvodd, Bjørkevodden, Bomhuset, Borgi, Bratteland, Breiland, Breivoll, Brendebakk, Brokke, Brunes, Bubakk, Bukteplassen, Bygland, Bygland Prestegard, Bø, Bås,  Dale, Dalen, Der Atte, Der Hite, Der Nede, Der Nord, Der Sør, Drivslid,  Eldhuset, Einerholtet, Eivindstad, Elingstjønn,  Fitjebakk, Fjosbakk, Flateland, Flatin, Fosslid, Fosstveit, Frujordet, Frydenlund, Frøyrak, Frøyraksmonen, Frøysnes, Furuheim,  Gakkestad, Galgebakk, Gamlestog, Gausi, Glosimot, Graneflot, Granheim, Greibrokk, Grundetjønnheia, Grønli,  Hagan, Hage, Hagelidstykket, Hagen, Hageslett, Hamre, Hamren, Haslebakken, Haugen, Haugen Nordre, Haugen Syndre, Haugetveit, Haugevoll, Haugå, Heddeneset, Heddevikstykket, Hedevikki, Heggtveit, Hegland, Heidemork, Heistad, Holland, Holtebu, Holten, Holtet, Horverak, Hovstad, Huset, Hverven, Hvile, Hækni, Høgevoll, Høyebakk, Høyver, Hågetveit,  Innistog, Ivarsplass,  Jarpedokk, Jonsplass, Jordalsbø, Jotjønnheia, Jotjønnheidi, Jørundlid,  Kaddehagen, Kaset, Kasin, Kile, Kilen, Kjarret, Klampenborg, Kleivevollen, Klepp, Knollen, Knutsplass, Knutstog, Kolbudalen, Kolbutufti, Kolshus, Kosi, Kraftverket, Kristihagen, Kroka, Krokan, Krossen, Krosstog, Kvina, Kvinnebakkane, Kvåle, Kvålsmo, Kåsi,  Lampedokk, Lande, Langeid, Langeli, Lauvdal, Lauvli, Leikvam, Leikvollen, Leivstøyl, Libakk, Libuteigen, Lidtveit, Lidi, Lislemo, Livollen, Ljotstog, Longerak, Lundebrekka, Lundan, Lunden, Lure, Lyse,  Mele, Midbø, Moi, Moland, Moled, Monen, Monå, Myhola, Myran,  Natebakk, Nedgarden Frøysnes, Nedre Gakkestad, Nedre Haugan, Nedre Hage, Nedre Heimigard, Nedre Hegland, Nedre Huset, Nedre Lande, Nedre Lidi, Nedre Nordgarden Hage, Nedre Skeie, Nedre Skreland, Nedre Søbø, Nedre Søgarden, Nedre Tjømlet, Nedre Vollen, Nedstoga, Nerhus, Nese, Neset, Nevesjordet, Nordena, Nordgard, Nordgarden, Nordgarden Austad, Nordheim, Nordibø, Nordigard Frøysnes, Nordihus, Nordlid, Nordre Huset, Nygård, Nyheim, Nystøyl, Nørstebø, Nørstegard, Nørstevodd, Nånes,  Odden, Oppigard Frøysnes, Oppistog, Ormslidheidi, Ose,  Plassane, Plassen, Pytten, Raustad, Reise, Rinden, Rom, Rosevall, Rossedalen, Rotun, Rukadden, Ryningen, Rysbrekka, Ryslid, Røyrtveit,  Sagemo, Sandeker, Sandnes, Sandnes Nordre, Sandnes Syndre, Sandvassdalen, Setberg, Skeie, Skjerebakken, Skjevrak, Skogen, Skogly, Skomedal, Skore, Skoren, Skorsplass, Skotet, Skreland, Sletta, Slettin, Smidjan, Snauekra, Solbakken, Solbergmoen, Solheim, Sordal, Sorlandsmoen, Stampehuset, Stamsnes, Stareholtet, Steinevodden, Steinlid, Steinstog, Steinteigen, Stigemo, Stoga, Stoplestog, Storevoll, Storrvollen, Storstoga, Strandheim, Straumen, Stuvelunden, Støylehommen, Sundet, Sverike, Søbø, Søjordet, Sørgarden, Såghus,  Tarjeistog, Teigen, Tinnbakk, Tjømlet, Torsteinsplass, Troddeberg, Troin, Trældalane, Træltveit, Tveit, Tveitskor, Tveitå, Tyskeplassen,  Urdi, Ureskog, Urmork, Utlid,  Vassend, Vetsto, Vikelid, Viki, Vittenberg, Vodden, Voddå, Vollen, Vrålsplass,  Ystejordet,  Øvre Hage, Øvre Haugan, Øvre Haugå, Øvre Heimigard, Øvre Hegland, Øvre Huset, Øvre Lande, Øvre Nordgarden, Øvre Søgarden, Øvre Vollen, Øvre Åkhus, Øyna, Øyrek,  Åkhus, Åland, Ånebjørg, Åraksbø, Århus, Åsen

Genealogy
Seland, Per, 1924-; Jørund Kvåle i Byglund. A genealogy of the descendants of Tollef Torgeirson Kvåle living in 1434 in Bygland, Aust-Agder, Norway. Includes biographies.

FS Library 929.2481 A1 FamilySearch Catalog

Probate Records
Vestre Råbyggelag judicial district *1697-1862 FamilySearch Library

Setesdal judicial district *1697-1909 Digitalarkivet *1856-1881 FamilySearch Library