Høvåg Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Høvåg prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for Høvåg parish. Was separated from Vestre Moland clerical district in 1860. Parish registers from 1688-1930.

See also Vestre Moland

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Høvåg: 1843-1923

[http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_fylke=9&idx_kommune=H%F8v%E5g+prgj%2C+H%F8v%E5g+sokn&idx_kilde=Alle&idx_periode=&idx_textsearch=&js=j Høvåg/Høvåg: 1878-1893. 1898-1929.]

Census Records
1664-1666, 1701, 1801 see Vestre Moland


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865.  Høvåg prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This census contains the residence, person's 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 information. 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, as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the Univesity of Tromsø in Norway.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875.   The 1875 census for  Høvåg prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This 1875 census contains the residence, persons name, 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.



Probate Records
1640-1824 Probate records are kept in Nedenes judicial district.

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