Tysfjord Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Tysfjord clerical district ontains parish registers from Tysfjord parish with Korsnes chapel. It was separated from Lødingen clerical district in 1867. For earlier records see Lødingen clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Tysfjord: 1879-1903, 1926-1942

Tysfjord / Tysfjord: 1887-1945

Lødingen / Tysfjord: 1854-1878

Lødingen: 1691-1697, 1714-1863, 1897-1913, 1920-1942

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801, 1865 see Lødingen clerical district.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. he 1875 census for Tysfjord clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Tysfjord clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivetand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Tysfjord is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivetand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
34 Bjerkne, 48 Borg, 68 Botn, 28 Bugten, 60 Drag, 46 Fagernes, 64 Forsaa, 18 Fredagsvik, 43 Grundfjord 44 Grundfjordbotn, 30 Grundvold, 29 Grundvoldfjord, 45 Græsvik, 11 Haukøen, 57 Hedningjorden, 58 Helland, 53 Hellemobotn, 56 Hellemofjord, 3 Hestnes, 31 Hestvik, 47 Hulløen, 50 Hulløneset, 17 Hundholmen, 66 Kaldvik, 24 Kikvik, 39 Kjaarnes, 15 Kjelkvik, 51 Kjelomi, 61 Kjær vestre, 40 Kjær østre, 22 Kjøbsnes mellem, 23 Kjøbsnes øvre, 21 Kjøbsneshaugen, 19 Kjøbsvik, 37 Klubvik, 77 Korsnes, 65 Langaasen, 76 Leiknes, 75 Leiknesbø vestre, 74 Leiknesbø østre, 41 Losvik, 9 Lysvold, 38 Mandfjord, 13 Mulbugten, 32 Nes, 52 Nordbugten, 62 Nævervik, 42 Raana, 63 Rørvik, 10 Sildpollnes, 2 Sildvaag, 1 Skaarnes, 7 Skarberget, 5 Skjellesvik, 70 Skovold, 49 Sommersæt, 71 Sommersæt, 11 Stefjordnes, 33 Storaa, 72 Storjorden, 26 Strømmen, 14 Strømsnes, 25 Strømsnes, 27 Tenstranden, 12 Tømmeraas, 51 Tømmervik, 35 Tørnes, 6 Ulvik, 4 Under Eidet, 54 Vasja

Probate Records
1713-1877: Probates are found in Salten judicial district.

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery