Eidsvoll Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records


Microfilm at the Family History Library for Eidsvoll prestegjeld (clerical district). The parish registers exists from 1861-1929. Contains parish registers from the parishes Eidsvoll (Eidsvold) and Langset. Included the parishes Hurdal and Feiring until 1777. The earlier Eidsvoll church books were burned in 1877. Includes accounts of money collected for burials from 1695 to 1697.

Digitized church records online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Eidsvoll: 1688-1969

Eidsvoll: 1695-1687, 1861-1946

Eidsvoll: 1859-1909

Census Records

 * 1660's:  Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. Microfilm available at the Family History Library.  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.  Futemanntallet (bailiff's census) for 1664 available online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1660's: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  Microfilm available at the Family History Library.  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.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge, is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1801 census (b. 9) for Eidsvoll clerical district includes Eidsvoll and Langset parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.  The 1801 Census is also available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865, available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  The 1865 census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.  The 1865 Census is also available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875:

Farm Books
The Family History Library has Eidsvoll bygds historie. This is a history of Eidsvoll in Akershus county and a genealogy of the people and their farms.

Probate Records
1683-1865: Records are found in Øvre Romerike judicial district.

1845-1880: Records are found in Eidsvoll judicial district.

1709-1778: Clerical probate records are found in Øvre Romerike deanery.