Vigmostad Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Contain priest and sexton records for Vigmostad clerical district. Nord-Audnedal became a clerical district in 1844 which included the parishes of Vigmostad and Konsmo. This clerical district was disused in 1970 and Vigmostad was transferred to Sør-Audnedal clerical district.

Audnedal / Vigmostad: 1726-1858

Nord-Audnedal / Vigmostad: 1816-1970

Census Records
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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Nord-Audnedal clerical district


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Nord-Audnedal clerical district

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister prosti II Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Nord-Audnedal clerical district


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1029 Walle Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Nord-Audnedal clerical district


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1029 Nordre Undal Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Nord-Audnedal clerical district

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Nord-Audnedal clerical district

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1029 S. Undal %Valle% Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1028 Nordre Undal Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910

Database at Digitalarkivet.

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

86 Aadnebergli 77 Akland 49 Augland  78 Barstøl 53 Bjaastad 81 Braadland  67 Einarsmoen 94 Esperaasen  89 Fladen 55 Floge-Seland 80 Færaasen  77 Glaabestøl  56 Haaland 64 Heddan 57 Hennestad 93 Hesteheien 70 Hægebostad 51 Hægeland østre  61 Josal  65 Kjekseteigen 66 Kleivsfjeldet 96 Kleven 58 Knibe  85 Landaas 88 Leland lille 76 Lian 59 Ljosestøl 68 Løland 69 Lølandsmoen  75 Moen  48 Navardalen  60 Opsal  91 Risdal lille 79 Røidland 52 Røiseland  65 Spilling 83 Støle vestre 92 Stølsaas  50 Teland 63 Tjomsland vestre 95 Troldalen 84 Tronstad 74 Tryland nedre  54 Vasland 73 Vigmostad Vigmo-stad øvre  70 Ødegaarden

The farm names listed in Bergstøl's Vigmostadboka Band 1 in 19-- are as follows:

Akland, Andrasmoen Nordre, Andrasmoen Søre, Asåldalen, Augland, Auste der, Austigarden, Austre Stølen, Austre Tjomsland, Bedehuset, Bekkevoll, Bergstøl, Bjørkeneset, Bjørkheim, Bjåstad, Bortafor, Braunå Mæ, Breivodden, Brodan, Bronebakken, Brådland, Brådlandsåsen, Der Auste, Der Borte, Der Framme, Der Heima, Der Inne, Der Nede, Der Oppe, Der Ude, Der Veste, Døldebakken, Døsejordet, Eigjeholå, Einersmoen, Esperåsen, Fagerjordet, Fjellheim, Fjellvang, Fladen, Flegevodden, Fore Nya, Fredheim, Furemo, Furudalen, Færåsen, Geiteholmen, Glåbestøl, Granlia, Granlund, Hagejordet, Haie Tarjers, Haien Unne, Hauejordet Vesti, Hauejore, Haugen, Heddan, Hegbostad, Heiå, Hennestad, Hesteheia, Hestehommen, Hisåsen, Hobdåna, Holtan, Huseheiskoren, Hytteli, Hægeland, Høgtun, Håland, Josal, Karlvoll, Kjerre, Kleivan, Kleiven, Kleivsmyr, Knausen, Kniba, Kraftli, Krojen, Kveinemoen, Landås, Langemoen, Langågeren, Leland Store, Leland-Lisle, Lian, Lian Nedre, Lian Øvre, Lisle-Leland, Lisle-Risdal, Lislevodden, Lysestøl, Lø-vodden, Løland, Lølandsmoen, Løvodden, Løyningsbakken, Moen, Mæ Braunå, Naverdalen, Nede Der, Nedre Lian, Nedre Skeiå, Nedre Tryland, Neregarden, Neset Ydre, Neset Øvre, Nordre Andrasmoen, Nya Fore, Nygård, Nyplass, Oppe Der, Opsal, Prestegarden, Rsidal-Lisle, Risdal-Store, Rismyr, Risåsdalen, Rosshommen, Runnan, Rødland, Røyseland, Sagtomta, Sagtun, Sagøyna, Seland, Skeiå, Skeiå Nedre, Skeiå Øvre, Skodebakkjen, Skogheim, Skulejorda, Skuletomta, Sletten, Slåtten, Smedbakken, Småbakken, Solbakken, Solheim, Sollia, Solnes, Solvang, Spilling, Sponjå, Steinkleiv, Stemmen, Stokkemoen, Store Leland, Store-Risdal, Storågeren, Strannli, Stølen Austre, Stølen Vestre, Stølsåsen, Svorhogget, Svørbogget, Svørhogge, Svålåsen, Syrdalsmoen, Søre Andrasmoen, Tarjers Haie, Teigebruket, Teland, Tjomsland, Tjomsland Austre, Tjomsland Vestre, Torjesheuen, Trebbesmoen, Trolldalen, Tronstad, Troppå, Trudvang, Tryland, Tryland Nedre, Tryland Øvre, Trylandsmoen, Tubtebruge, Tuen, Tunheim, Tunvoll, Udjordet, Unne Haien, Utneheim, Vangen, Vassland, Vesti Hauejordet, Vestigarden, Vestre Stølen, Vestre Tjomsland, Vigmostad, Vigmostad Øvre, Voddan, Vodden, Vodderågeren, Vollen, Ydre Neset, Ydregarden, Øvre Lian, Øvre Neset, Øvre Skeiå, Øvre Tryland, Øvre Vigmostad, Øvregarden, Øygarden, Ådnebergli

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library *1666-1810 Digitalarkivet

Lyngdal judical district *1810-1910 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet