Ibestad Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Troms County &gt; Ibestad

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 Norwegain 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 forIbestad clerical district include the parishes of Ibestad, Astafjord, Dyrøy, Tranøy and Lenvik and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

SENJEN PROSTI b. 36 Astafjord (Ibestad) prestegjeld Astafjord (Ibestad) sogn Dyrø (Dyrøy) sogn Tranø (Tranøy) sogn Lenvik sogn FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 4


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Ibestad clerical district include the parishes of Ibestad, Astafjord, Bardu, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja and Gratangen, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Aslo available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). See also1801 Census for Ibestad See Astadfjords and Tranøy separate from Ibestad.

1865 Census for Ibestad

1875 Census for Ibestad

1891 Census for Ibestad can be found at the Family History Library in Salt lake City, Utah

Ibestad prestegjeld FHL INTL Fiche 6350071 Fiches 1-28 Salangen sogn FHL INTL Fiche 6350072 Fiches 1-10

1900 Census for Ibestad

1910 Census for Ibestad

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.

Historical Society
Ibestad Historielag