Tjøtta Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Tjøtta clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Tjøtta with Skålvær chapel and Vevelstad. They were separated from Alstahaug clerical district in 1862. For years 1776 to 1862 see Alstahaug clerical district.

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the.

As well as an extraction of church records 1714-1897 and an extraction of church rcords in book form.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Tjøtta: 1841-1869, 1891-1895

Tjøtta / Skålvær: 1893-1928

Tjøtta / Tjøtta: 1862-1920

Tjøtta / Vevelstad: 1867-1917

Alstahaug / Tjøtta: 1714-1737, 1768-1800, 1829-1840

Alstahaug: 1737-1787, 1801-1886

Alstahaug / Alstahaug: 1714-1804, 1820-1945

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801 see Alstahaug clerical district.


 * 1795-1797: Sjeleregister. Includes the parishes of Tjøtta, Nesna, Elsfjord, Korgen all in Nordland county; and Grong, Høylandet, Harran, Klinga, Otterøy, Flatanger, Kvam, Følling and Verdal all in Nord-Trøndelag county. This census is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Tjøtta and Vevelstad and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Tjøtta and Vevelstad and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: Folketellingen. Available online at Digitalarkivet
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Tjøtta and Vevelstad and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre


 * 1910: Folketellingen. Available online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
89 Aakerøen, 65 Aakvik, 72 Aasen, 57 Aspvik, 59 Aunet 83 Brastad, 93 Bukkøen, 67 Bærøen, 78 Bøen  56 Dyrdalen nordre, 55 Dyrdalen søndre  71 Flatøen, 102 Flovær, 48 Forsmoen, 49 Furmoen  85 Gaarden, 85 Gammelgaarden, 41 Giskaaen, 45 Grytaaen  50 Halsan, 76 Halsen, 51 Halsvik, 68 Haltøen, 74 Haugen, 74 Hesgaarden, 46 Hestdalen, 47 Hesteraas, 90 Hestøen, 52 Husvik  53 Juvik, 64 Jystad  99 Kilvær, 54 Kjerringvik, 85 Klipen, 95 Kvalholmen, 66 Kvalnes  101 Laanan, 94 Lisøen, 85 Lunden  82 Mindnes, 81 Myklebostad, 75 Myren, 85 Myren  97 Nautøen, 60 Navarskaft, 80 Nordbostad  85 Offersøen, 93 Olderøen, 92 Omnøen, 61 Opland  77 Remman, 43 Roparnes, 86 Rosøen, 70 Rødøen  87 Sandvær indre, 100 Sandvær søndr, 91 Skaalvær, 73 Skavolden, 85 Skjelosen, 98 Skogsholmen, 42 Skonseng, 88 Skotsvær, 85 Sundet, 44 Sørfjorden, 63 Sørnes  96 Taavær, 69 Tangen, 84 Tjøtta med Svinnes, 79 Tro, 85 Trøen, 85 Tømmerviken  62 Ukkelforen  85 Vaagen, 58 Vestvaagan

Probate Records
1686-1878: Probates are found in Helgeland judicial district.

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery

Historical Society
Tjøtta Historielag