Kongsberg Parish, Buskerud, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the for Kongsberg. Contains parish registers from the parishes Kongsberg and Jondalen. Records from 1696-1931.

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

Kongsberg: 1696-1969

Kongsberg/Jondalen: 1731-1969

Kongsberg/Kongsberg: 1696-1969 See Flesberg

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Kongsberg Branch: 1939-1948

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall is available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Census Kongsberg clerical district included Kongsberg and Jondalen parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122996 Item 3 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Census Kongsberg clerical district includes Kongsberg and Jondalen parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123160 Item 3, and online as a database at Digitalarkvet. See also 1865 census in Flesberg.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: Census Kongsberg clerical district includes Kongsberg and Jondalen parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 255644 Item 2. Also Available online at Digitalarkivet. Kongsberg City Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 255537-255538.


 * 1885: Census is online as a database at Digitalarkivet


 * 1891: Census is online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900: Census Kongsberg clerical district includes Kongsberg and Jondalen parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 275665-275675 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet


 * 1910: Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


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

Farm Names
137 Aarlien, 141 Auensplads 136 Barmen, 136 Barmsrud, 136 Bjørndalen, 140 Brumyr, 146 Bækkedok, 144 Bæver  145 Dyremyr  141 Eikedok, 141 Ekornbæk, 138 Elvesæter  139 Følsbakke  139 Gallerud, 141 Gravningen  141 Langeid, 137 Lien  138 Mobraaten, 138 Moensæter  138 Ormepladsen  143 Skavanger, 142 Stengelsrud, 139 Stordalen  147 Tislegaard, 141 Trangedal, 141 Tverlien  137 Vetlerud  136 Øen

Probate Records
Kongsberg judicial district *1739-1851 Family History Library *1739-1851 Digitalarkivet

Kongsberg deanery *1741-1816 Digitalarkivet