Malangen Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Troms County Malangen

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

Church Records
was established in 1856 with the parishes Balsfjord and Malangen which were separated from Tromsø parish and clerical district in 1856. For earlier records see Tromsø clerical district.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegian 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.


 * Christenings, 1856-1926
 * Confirmations, 1856-1926
 * Banns, 1858-1867, 1879-1910, 1920-1927
 * Marriages, 1856-1926
 * Stillbirths, 1879-1920
 * Burials, 1856-1926
 * Vaccinations, 1858-1867
 * Removals and arrivals, 1857-1886, 1910-1921

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Balsfjord Clerical District / Malangen parish: 1856-1926
 * Balsfjord Clerical District / Balsfjord and Malangen parishes: 1856-1870

Census Records

 * The Malangen Clerical district is included in the Tromsø and Balsfjord Clerical district until 1856.


 * 1845 folketelling for Tromsøysund, Balsfjord og Malangen i Tromsø prestegjeld (Troms) - 1845 Census for Tromsø, Tromsøysund, Balsfjord og Malangen is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * 1865, 1875, 1900 see Balsfjord clerical district.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900 - The 1900 Census for Balsfjord clerical district include Balsfjord and ; Malangen and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archivesas well as the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1910 - The 1910 Census for Balsfjord and Malangen Clerical District is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Book
by N. A. Ytreberg. A history of Malangen in Troms county with the genealogy of some of the people and their farms. A farm name index to this book is found in the following link.

by Anders Ole Hauglid. A history of Balsfjord and Malangen in Troms county, Norway from the earliest times to the 1830's. Includes some extracts from various tax lists and the 1769 and 1801 census records.

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

1 Ansnes, 22 Aspemoen, 22 Aspenes, 28 Aursfjord, 29 Aursfjordbotn, 6 Bakkeby, 21 Bjørkhaug, 28 Bjørkhaug, 21 Bjørkli, 34 Eidet, 18 Eliasnes, 2 Forøen, 21 Furudal, 5 Gammelgaarden, 10 Hamran, 16 Haugen, 25 Havnvaag indre, 31 Keianes, 27 Kirkevik, 13 Kjærvik, 13 Kjærvikaasen, 34 Koris, 7 Labugten, 22 Lakseidet, 24 Lanes, 16 Leirbogen, 35 Maalsnes, 17 Mestervik, 8 Mortenhals, 33 Navaren indre, 14 Nordby, 14 Nordbyvandet, 20 Nordfjordbotn, 32 Perhansanes, 18 Reinveien, 15 Ringjorden, 9 Sand, 10 Sandsvik, 19 Skjaavikøren, 12 Skutvik indre, 11 Skutvikvandet, 13 Smedviken, 4 Spilderbugten, 3 Spildernes, 23 Staalvikbotn, 21 Storskogens Almenning, 15 Storsteinnes, 30 Sørelvmoen, 21 Vasvold, 21 Øverli

Malangen bygdebok: Abrahamheimen, Alfheim, Ansnes, Aspeli, Aspemoen, Aspenes, Astun, Aursfjord, Aursfjordbotn, Aursfjordgård, Aursnes, Ausfjord, Bakkeby, Bakkeeng, Bakkehaug, Bakkehell, Bakkeli, Bakkelund, Bakken, Bakketun, Bekkevoll, Berg, Bergheim, Bergli, Berglid, Berglund, Bergmo, Bergset, Bergsletta, Bergstad, Bergum, Birkelund, Bjørkeng, Bjørkhaug, Bjørkheim, Bjørkli, Bjørklund, Bjørkås, Brattheim, Brattli, Brennvik, Brorstad, Dalheim, Dalset, Eidet, Eidismoen, Eliasnes, Elseheim, Elvebakken, Elvebø, Elvegård, Elvenes, Elverum, Elvestad, Eng, Engen, Engum, Engvoll, Fagerli, Fagertun, Falkenberg, Fjell, Fjellborg, Fjellro, Fjellstad, Fjelltun, Forøy, Fossbakken, Fossli, Fossmo, Fredheim, Friberg, Frogner, Fugleli, Furudal, Gammelgård, Gresnesbukt, Grorud, Grønlid, Grønvoll, Grøtstenli, Gullhaug, Hamnvåg, Hamnvågbakken, Hamran, Handelstedet, Hansgård, Haugen, Haugjord, Hauglund, Haugnes, Haugset, Heggen, Heim, Heimdal, Heimen, Heimro, Heimstad, Henriknes, Holmen, Holt, Hvileng, Høgli, Høgåsen, Jensvoll, Keianes, Kirkevik, Kjerreng, Kjervik, Kjervikåsen, Kjosen, Kjær, Kleivstad, Kobbenes, Koris, Korsvik, Kvannfjell, Kærvik, Labukt, Lakseidet, Lamyr, Lanes, Langbakken, Langnes, Langstrand, Langås, Laskog, Leirbogen, Lieng, Lilehaug, Lilleborg, Lilleeng, Lillevang, Lundberg, Lundemo, Lundvang, Lunli, Lyngmo, Lysbakken, Løksletta, Løvhaug, Løvheim, Masseng, Maurset, Melkild, Mellemlia, Mellom, Mestervik, Mesterøya, Minde, Mo, Moen, Molund, Mortenbukt, Mortenhals, Myrbakk, Myrbakken, Myre, Myreng, Myrhaug, Myrland, Myrli, Myrslett, Myrvang, Myrvold, Møllestad, Målsnes, Mårfjelli, Naustneset, Navaren, Nerdrum, Nergård, Nordby, Nordbynes, Nordbyvatnet, Nordeng, Nordfjordbotn, Nordgård, Nordheim, Nordlund, Nordmo, Nordvang, Nordvik, Nyberg, Nyborg, Nybrott, Nybygget, Nygård, Nyhaug, Nyheim, Nylund, Nymo, Nyrud, Nyset, Nystad, Nytun, Nyvoll, Oldervik, Olsrud, Opphus, Perhansanes, Plogen, Rabbenes, Reinveien, Rikkero, Ringjord, Rydningen, Ryeng, Rørbakk, Sagelvmo, Sagelvsletta, Sand, Sandberg, Sandmo, Sandsvik, Sandsvikås, Seljehaug, Seljemo, Seter, Setermoen, Skaugum, Skjåvikør, Skog, Skogbakken, Skogeng, Skogli, Skoglund, Skogly, Skogmo, Skogrud, Skogstad, Skrinbergvik, Skutvik, Skutvikvatnet, Skutvikås, Slaktervika, Sletta, Sletteng, Slettmo, Slettvoll, Sløykholmmo, Slåttvika, Smedvika, Småsletta, Solbakken, Solberg, Soleng, Solhaug, Solheim, Solli, Solset, Solstad, Solvang, Sommerbakken, Sommersete, Spilderbukt, Spildernes, Spildra, Stabben, Staffheim, Steinbakken, Steinset, Storbakk, Storbukt, Storlid, Storskogen, Storsteinner, Storvik, Strandheim, Straumsnes, Stålvikbotn, Sæter, Sørelvmo, Sørmarka, Tingstad, Tingvoll, Tofte, Utheim, Vang, Vangen, Vassvoll, Vesterli, Vik, Vikheim, Viklund, Vinje, Voll, Vrangen, Ytreberg, Østerli, Øvergården, Øverli, Øvermo, Øvervoll, Øvringen, Øyen, Åkermo, Ås, Åsen, Åsgård, Åsheim, Åslund