Blaker Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Akershus County &gt; Blaker

Church Records
See Aurskog

Digitized church records at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Aurskog/Blaker: 1858-1926

Census Records

 * 1660's Microfilm of census records available at the Family History Library for Blaker parish in Aurskog prestegjeld (clerical district).

1. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=398151&disp=Fogdernes+og+sorenskrivernes+manntall+16 1663-1666 census for Blaker. Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666.] 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.

2. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=392394&disp=Sogneprestenes+manntall+1664-1666++ 1663-1666 Census for Blaker. Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.] 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.

Farm Books
The Family History Library has a farm book for Aurskog og Blaker.

It is a genealogy of the people and their farms in Aurskog and Blaker in Akershus county with a history of the area.

Probate Records
1680-1853: Records are found in Nedre Romerike judicial district.

1719-1807: Clerical probate records are found in Nedre Romerike deanery.