Kvænangen Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Kvænangen is a parish in Skjervøy clerical district. Records begin in 1748.

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.


 * Skjervøy clerical district: 1748-1870, Engagements, 1907-1940
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Kvænangen parish: 1861-1941

Census Records:

 * 1801, 1865, 1875, 1900 see Skjervøy clerical district.
 * The 1900 census also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * Folketellingen for Nrge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Kvænangnen is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.