Ål, Buskerud, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm available at the for Ål prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers from the parishes Ål and Torpo. Included Hol parish until 1870. Ål parsonage burned in 1759. Records available from 1744-1934.

Digital images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Ål: 1744-1769, 1771-1969.

Ål/Torpo: 1744-1969

Ål/Ål: 1744-1769, 1771-1969

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Census Sogneprestenes manntall This census was taken by the local parish priests. Valdres prosti included Ål, Hol and Torpo parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122968 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1801 Census Ål clerical district includes Ål, Hol, and Torpo parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122995 Item 1 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865 census for Ål clerical district includes Ål, Hol, and Torpo parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123040 Item 1 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 census for Ål clerical district includes Ål and Torpo parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 255640-255641 and online on Digitalarkivet.


 * 1891: Census Ål clerical district includes Ål and Torpo parishes. Available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900 for Ål clerical district includes Ål and Torpo parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 275110-275111 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 census for Ål at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Books
Nye Ål bygdebok This is an internet version for the period 1750-1900. It was published in 2008.

Fonnum, Helge and Svarteberg, Kristen, Aal bygde soge, Gjøvik 1952-1969. A history of Ål clerical district in Buskerud county with some genealogy. Includes parishes Ål and Torpo. FHL 948.25/A1 H2f A farm name index to volume 4 is found in the following link.

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

111 Aal Præstegaard, 110 Aasegaarden, 44 Aasetno, 106 Anfingaarden, 106 Anfinlien, 52 Anfinsflaaten, 40 Arnegaard, 56 Arnegaard, 91 Arnegaard, 121 Arnegaard Nos, 30 Aslaksgaard, 120 Aslaksgaard Nos, 123 Aslegaarden 44 Baggegaarden, 49 Bakke, 116 Bakketeigen, 41 Baklien, 117 Beithovd, 117 Belluteigen, 88 Berg nordre, 87 Berg søndre, 43 Bergsgaard, 104 Bjella, 110 Bosset, 84 Brattegaard, 56 Breastølen, 127 Breie, 128 Breiehagen, 24 Brusedokken, 32 Bumberud ,129 Bækkestad, 32 Bæra, 38 Bøigaard  99 Dengerud, 74 Djup, 67 Dokken, 85 Dusegaard  78 Eitrestølen, 127 Ekrene, 78 Ellingsgaard, 70 Espegaard  48 Fekjastølen, 123 Fetagaarden, 123 Feten, 115 Fly, 44 Frankrige, 130 Fødalen  32 Gamli, 105 Gjeldaaker, 123 Gjerdnes, 42 Gjuvsjordet, 117 Gjøto, 54 Glaamsletten, 63 Gravabotn, 127 Grevsgaard, 55 Grinden, 110 Grostølen, 95 Grønset, 68 Gudbrandsgaard, 36 Guldhagen, 44 Gunnildgaard, 119 Gunnildgaard Nos, 63 Gurigaard, 123 Guropladsen, 115 Gyrinosen  71 Haaeim nedre, 72 Haaeim øvre, 62 Haakensgaarden, 125 Haldalen, 120 Hallebraat, 95 Hallen, 94 Halleset, 106 Halling, 110 Halvemaalet, 37 Halvorsgaard, 48 Haug, 59 Haug, 60 Haugen, 81 Havarsgaard, 40 Hellebu, 32 Hestebrekke, 84 Hesthovdstølen, 54 Hjallo, 125 Hollebakken, 112 Hollene, 50 Holo, 94 Holte, 107 Hov, 86 Hovdegaard, 53 Hovpladsen, 112 Hus, 26 Høiset  70 Jernbustølen, 117 Jørgensgaard Nos  32 Kanafetmyrene, 80 Kaslegaard, 64 Kirkedelen, 77 Kjeldergaard, 27 Kolbjørnsgaard, 98 Kolbjørnstølen, 103 Kortgaarden, 47 Kraakhammer, 33 Krosshaug, 29 Kvammen, 28 Kvelperud, 96 Kvinnegaarden  100 Laa lille, 101 Laa store, 102 Laa øvre, 123 Langeland, 25 Langero, 123 Lankene, 65 Lappegaard, 113 Leksvold, 66 Leveld, 79 Lofthus, 82 Loksengaard, 26 Luten, 107 Lysebotn, 25 Løite, 58 Løkensgaard, 71 Løvdalen  123 Mefarningen, 69 Megaarden, 24 Megaarden søndre, 83 Mjølgebotn, 93 Myking  35 Nedreskaar, 40 Nupestølen  66 Oleivsgaard ,49 Oppaastølen, 34 Opsata, 99 Osestølen, 105 Ottemaalsteigen  123 Paa Bakken, 123 Pletten  120 Raaen, 121 Randedokken, 92 Randen, 39 Reiarsgaard, 65 Reine, 115 Rime, 127 Rotebakdokken, 25 Rud, 95 Rue, 90 Røungstølen  126 Sandaaker, 31 Sando, 30 Sando øvre, 32 Sata, 83 Settungsgaard, 54 Skaalen, 115 Skalle, 110 Skarpsno, 92 Skarsgaard, 35 Skjerveim, 122 Skottebøl, 107 Skrattegaarden, 47 Skrinde, 125 Skriu, 123 Smettbak, 72 Snoksrud, 115 Spjøtakeren, 58 Springgaarden, 97 Stakegaarden, 114 Stave, 122 Store-Vieren, 123 Strand, 103 Styrkestad, 125 Sundbrei, 110 Sundre, 53 Svarteberg lille, 51 Svillegaarden, 46 Sæl nordre, 45 Sæl søndre, 103 Søljukallakeren, 23 Sørbøen  90 Tistilsgaard, 23 Toen, 75 Toen nordre, 74 Toen søndre, 55 Toknutpladsen, 117 Tolleivsgaarden, 89 Toresgaard, 118 Torkelsgaard Nos, 30 Tormodsgaard, 96 Torsgaarden, 61 Torsteinsrud lille, 62 Torsteinsrud store, 107 Toviken, 57 Trinterud, 110 Troldøen, 76 Tuftedokken, 91 Tullegaard, 124 Tune, 91 Turkestad, 124 Tuva, 55 Tveite, 118 Tveito  109 Ulshagen, 34 Under Berget, 127 Under Berget  96 Vallene, 113 Vallene, 108 Vardeberg ,53 Vesleskrøiva  73 Ødelien, 51 Ørjanpladsen

Probate Records
Ringerike og Hallingdal judicial district *1671-1815 Family History Library

Ringerike judicial district *1815-1876 Family History Library

Hadeland, Ringerike and Hallingdal deanery

Collections available online at Digitalarkivet