Grimstad Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Aust-Agder County &gt; Grimstad

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Grimstad prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for Grimstad parish. Was separated from Fjære clerical district in 1885. Earlier records are in Fjære clerical district. Parish registers from 1867-1922.

See also Fjære

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Grimstad: 1869-1912

Census Records

 * 1865: Folketælling31 December 1865.   The 1865 census for Grimstad prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  The 1865 census contains the residence, persons name, status in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, place of birth, age, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous nformation. 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.  Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway.


 * 1875:  Folketælling for kongeriket Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Grimstad prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library, and include the parishes of Grimstad andFjære. This 1875 census contains the name of the farm, name of the person, 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.


 * 1900: Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desemer 1900. 

Farm Books
The Family History Library has. It is a genealogy of the people in Grimstad in Aust-Agder county.

Farm Book on the Internet
Grimstadslægter

Probate Records
1821-1884 Probate records are kept in Grimstad judicial district.

1826-1879 Probate records are kept in Sand judicial district.