Lyngen Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Troms County &gt; Lyngen

Church Records
contains parish registers from the parishes Lyngen, Kåfjord, Storfjord and Sørfjord. The records begin in 1756. For the years 1861 to 1871 for Sørfjord parish see Karlsøy clerical district.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegain headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Lyngen clerical district: 1756-1860, Engagements, 1919-1941, 1914-1919, Birth register, 1916-1924
 * Lyngen clerical district / Lyngen parish: 1859-1913
 * Lyngen clerical district / Sørfjord parish: 1847-1928


 * Lyngen: Den frie apostoliske menighet, 1858-1891

Census Records

 * Ekstraskattemanntallet 1763 Tromsø fogderi - 1763 tax records for Skjervøy, Lyngen, Tromsø, and Karlsøy parishes in Tromsø tax district, Troms, Norway, can be found on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in Utah.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge - The 1801 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Storfjord, Kåfjord and Sørfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865 - The 1865 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Storfjord and Kåfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 - The 1875 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Kåfjord, Storfjord and Sørfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge, 1 Jan 1891 - The 1891 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Sørfjord, Kåfjord and Storfjord is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 - The 1900 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Kåfjord, Storfjord and Sørfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketelling 1910, Norge - The 1910 Census for Lyngen Clerical District is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Emil Larssen. A history of Lyngen in Troms county in two volumes. V. 1 is a history of Lyngen clerical district while v. 2 is a history of the farms. A farm name index to volume 2 is found in the following link. [[Image:948.452-L1 H2l v2 - LYNGEN-2.pdf]]

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

98 Aarøbugten, 104 Aarøen, 13 Bakkejorden, 18 Bakkemoen, 47 Bentsjorden, 51 Berg, 11 Bjørkli, 32 Dalen, 69 Dalen, 1 Djupvik, 99 Drabeng, 95 Einarvik 48 Elsnes 78 Elvebakken 97 Elvejorden 62 Elvevolden 100 Fastdalen 72 Flatvolden 71 Forhavn 39 Gjeitan 14 Grundvaag 26 Haakjerringberget 2 Hammervik 52 Hatten 67 Havnvik 52 Helleren 24 Holmen 49 Horsnes 44 Huggenhul 27 Isfjeld 19 Kaafjordbotn 25 Kaafjorddalen 21 Kaafjordelven 94 Kalfaret 82 Karnes indre 83 Kilapladsen 58 Kileng 52 Kirkenes 53 Kitdalen 33 Kjerringdalen 88 Kobbenes 101 Koppangen 10 Kroken 42 Kvalberget 75 Kvalvik 76 Kvalvikgruben 95 Kviteberg 70 Lanes 12 Langnes 38 Lien 4 Lyngmoen 85 Lyngseidet 29 Løkvolden 30 Mandalen 79 Mellemjorden 92 Mortensnes 57 Mælen 5 Nordmandvik indre 39 Nordnes 20 Nyvolden 37 Odden 15 Oksenes 81 Oksevik 7 Olderdalen 43 Olderelven 55 Oterodden 84 Parakjorden 17 Pertengen 73 Pollen 66 Rastebynes 80 Rastejorden 103 Reindalen 93 Rottenvik 40 Rævdalen 41 Røikenes 87 Rørnes 36 Samuelsberg 35 Sandmælen 71 Sandvik 61 Sandøren 65 Selnes 28 Skarvdalen 22 Skatvolden 46 Skibotn 96 Skindelven 63 Skrevolden 50 Sletnes 86 Sollien 64 Storeng 9 Storsletten 91 Storsteinnes 31 Storvolden 102 Strupen 59 Stubbeng 8 Suleng 16 Troldvik 56 Tverdalen 90 Tytebærvik 89 Uren 34 Vandet 7 Vinterdalen 77 Volden 6 Ysteby 74 Ørnes

Historical Society
Lyngen Historielag