Ibestad Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
contains parish registers for the parishes Ibestad, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord. Included Bardu parish until 1853 when it was annexed to Målselv clerical district and Salangen and Lavangen parishes until 1907 when they became Salangen clerical district. Records begin in 1751.

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.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Ibestad clerical district: 1751-1868, Engagements, 1888-1904, 1914-1919, Birth register, 1917-1929
 * Ibestad clerical district / Astafjord parish: clerical census, 1805-1805
 * Ibestad clerical district / Ibestad parish: 1776-1808, 1821-1942
 * Ibestad clerical district / Salangen parish: 1865-1937
 * Ibestad clerical district / Tranøy parish: 1744-1757

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Astafjord, Dyrøy, Tranøy and Lenvik and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Astafjord, Bardu, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja and Gratangen, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). See also 1801 Census for Ibestad clerical district which included Astadfjords and Tranøy later separated from Ibestad.


 * Folketelling 1825, 1845, og 1846, Ibestad prestegjeld (Troms). The 1825, 1845 and 1846 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen, Astafjord and Bardu and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Available online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre. and Digitalarkivet.


 * 1891 Census for Ibestad includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavange, Gratangen, Astafjord and Andørja and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet for Salangen and Ibestadand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Ibestad is available online at Digitalarkivet for Ibestad (Ibbestad), Lavangen, Salangenand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1706-1877 Senja judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Hilmar Eriksen. A history of the old Astafjord and Ibestad parishes in Troms county with some genealogies of the the people and their farms beginning in the year 1115.

Farm Names
104	Aa indre 40	Aakenes 108	Aandervaag 103	Aanstad 111	Aarbostad 65	Aarsandvik 41	Aarstein 67	Bakkejorden 74	Balteskaret 29	Belnes 59	Beritsletten 47	Bjørkmoen 95	Bolla indre 102	Breivik 85	Breivold 57	Dalen nedre 43	Dalsletten 77	Djupvik 94	Dyrstad 78	Elvebakken 50	Elvenes 51	Elveneshaugen 107	Engenes 46	Fjelddal 44	Fjeldhøiden 42	Fjordbotn 61	Foldvik 75	Fornes 113	Fornes 82	Forsaa indre 100	Fugleberg 76	Gravfjordens Almenning 115	Gregusvik 52	Grimjorden 65	Grov 35	Grøsnes lille 101	Hallevik 53	Haugen 87	Havnvik 66	Helleren 37	Hesjeberg 63	Hilleshavn 45	Holtaas 88	Ibbestad Præstegaard 102	Igeland 112	Jægtevik 110	Klaapen 114	Kraakrø 79	Krokmyrdalen 48	Kvernmoen 56	Laberget mellem 70	Laberget søndre 106	Laupstad 36	Lavik 84	Lilleskog 91	Lund 31	Løvdal lille 71	Marskaret 73	Miklevold 77	Moldvik 84	Myren 33	Myrland 32	Myrlandshaugen 69	Opdal 49	Osvold 86	Parten 80	Rensaa 99	Roldnes nordre 68	Saltvandet 54	Sandnes 102	Seglstein 28	Selnes 92	Selset nedre 39	Skifte indre 83	Storskog 64	Stræte 109	Strømmen 55	Strømsnes 96	Svartholtet 60	Svortebækken 72	Tortenvik 62	Tyvskjær 109	Vasskaret 91	Vik

Historical Society
Ibestad Historielag