Østre Toten Parish, Oppland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Østre Toten clerical district contains parish registers for Hof parish with Nordli and Kapp chapels. It also included Balke parish until 1831 when Balke became its own clerical district. Belonged to the combined Toten clerical district until 1825, when it was divided into Østre Toten and Vestre Toten clerical districts. Records at the Family History Library] begin in 1695.

Also available as digital images from The National Archives of Norway.

Toten: 1695-1732, 1734-1828 Østre Toten: 1827-1877 Østre Toten / Balke: 18878-1929 Østre Toten / Hoff: 1878-1952 Østre Toten / Nordlien: 1908-1956 Balke / Balke: 1929-1951 Balke / Totenvika: 1920-1955

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Hadeland prosti Toten (Østre og Vestre) clerical district Toten (Vik) fjering Alfestad fjering Hof fjering Kolbu fjering. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122967 Item 4 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1664-1666 Census HADELAND OG VALDRES FOGDERI Toten (Østre og Vestre) clerical district Vik fjering Alfestad fjering Hof fjering Kolbu fjering Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122977 Item 4 and online at Digitalarkivet scanned images.


 * 1666 Census An extraction of the 1666 census for Toten (Vestre and Østre) in Oppland county. It lists farm name, male names only, age and status. It is a printed book at the Family History Library948.24 X2m.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census for Toten (Vestre and Østre) clerical districts which includes Vestre Toten, Ås, Kolbu, Eina, Østre Toten, Hof, and Balke parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122993 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1801-telling for 0528 Totens


 * 1865 Census Østre Toten clerical district includes Østre Toten, Hof, and Balke parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123102 Items 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 0528 Østre Toten
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 Census Østre Toten clerical district includes Østre Toten, Hof, and Balke parishes. Available at Digitalarkivet. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 273189-273193; a farm name index is found on Film 273273.


 * 1891 Census Østre Toten clerical district at Digitalarkivet 1891-telling for Østre Toten.


 * 1900 Census Østre Toten clerical district includes Østre Toten, Hof, and Balke parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 273872-273877 and online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search 1910 at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Probate Records
Toten, Vardal and Biri judicial district *1657-1841 Family History Library *1659-1802 Digitalarkivet

Toten judicial district *1828-1903 Digitalarkivet

Hadeland, Ringerike and Toten deanery *1716-1744 Digitalarkivet

Toten and Valdres deanery *1737-1810 Digitalarkivet