Gildeskål Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Gildeskål clerical district contains parish registers from Gildeskål parish with Saura chapel. Included Beiarn parish until 1856.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Gildeskål: 1805-1837, 1862-1926

Gildeskål / Beiarn: 1748-1804, 1821-1841

Gildeskål / Gildeskål: 1773-1804, 1820-1899, 1909-1943

Gildeskål / Gildeskål, Saura: 1900-1911

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. Available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available on at Digitalarkivet


 * 1664-1666: Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. Includes the parishes of Rødøy, Meløy, Gildeskål, Træna and Lurøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1701: Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Gildeskål clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available at Digitalarkivet


 * 1801: Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. Includes the parishes of Gildeskål and Beiarn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. also available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1845: Folketellingen 1845, Gildeskål prestegjeld (Nordland). Includes the parishes of Gildeskål and Beiarn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * 1865: Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. Available on microfilm at the Family History 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


 * 1875: Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. Available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1891: Folketellingen for Norge. Available in online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1900: Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. Available on microfilm at the Family History Library.; Also available online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. Available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
36 Aagnes, 80 Alsvik, 21 Alten, 81 Arnøen, 45 Asgotsletten, 14 Ausa 43 Breivik  23 Dal  54 Ertenvaag  90 Femris nordre, 92 Femris søndre, 4 Finnes, 57 Finset nordre, 20 Finset søndre, 83 Fleina, 84 Fleinvær, 9 For nedre, 10 For øvre, 42 Forsaa, 43 Forsaadalen, 88 Fugløen, 78 Følvik  26 Gildeskaal, 18 Gilset, 8 Gjerde, 1 Grimstad, 68 Grytvik, 13 Grøtset, 41 Havn, 69 Horsdal, 70 Hustad, 12 Høgsetdalen, 82 Ilsøen, 25 Indyr, 24 Jelstad, 25 Karivik, 47 Kjelling, 29 Kjelvolden, 86 Kjønnøen, 46 Kjøpstad, 32 Klikvik, 59 Klubstein, 61 Kransvik, 79 Kringlen, 82 Krokholmen, 64 Kummeren, 65 Kvarsnes, 66 Kvarsvik  16 Laksaadalen, 76 Lauklien, 5 Leikvolden, 31 Leirvik, 71 Lekanger ,85 Løksøen  73 Maarnes, 2 Mevik, 87 Mevær ,67 Morsdal, 30 Myklebostad  6 Novik, 53 Nygaard  28 Odden, 55 Okslien, 25 Oldervik, 17 Opsal, 15 Oterstranden  74 Ravik, 51 Røsnes  75 Sandhornet, 62 Sandnes nordre, 91 Sandnes søndre, 29 Sandnes østre, 79 Sandvik, 52 Saura, 19 Seljeset, 34 Sirivik, 72 Sjøbakken,49 Skaalsvik, 21 Skavold, 22 Skavolddalen, 63 Skjelvik, 87 Skora, 11 Sletvolden, 39 Stien, 37 Storaamoen, 3 Storvik, 27 Sund, 40 Sundsfjord, 77 Sæter  56 Telnes, 44 Tind, 35 Tverlien  72 Vaag, 60 Vaatvik, 11 Valle, 38 Vashaugmoen, 7 Vigdel, 33 Vindvik  58 Øijorden, 27 Ørvolden

The following farm names were extracted from Hansen, M.B.; Troli, Alfred; laastad, Jorunn; Slektsbok for Beiarn, (Bodø: 1979): 1 Aa, 5 Agnesli, 49 Arstad, Aspelund, Asplem 2 Bjerklien, 24 Blaamolien, 25 Blaamones, 52 Breivik, 53 Breivikdalen  48 Dokmo  4 Egilsvik, 46 Eiterjorden, 54 Evjen  Fiskosen, 17 Frostos, Furumo, Furunes  Galtåg og Galtågdal, 38 Graataanes  27 Hammernes, 26 Hammernes lille, Haugmo, 42 Hemminghytten, Hestnes, 39 Høiforsslet  20 Israelsbak  Kjellåslett, 11 Kvæl, 37 Kyskmoen, Kysknes  5 Laksosnes og Nygård, Larsos, 29 Laukslet lille, 32 Laukslet store, 31 Leiraamoen, 33 Lillejorden  Massingmo, 10 Moldjorden, Molid, 15 Molien  12 Navjorden, Ness, 7 Nordland  44 Os, 18 Osbak  19 Ramsgjel, 36 Reingaarden, Rengård (Brannheia), Rønnabakk  3 Sandmoen, 8 Sandvik, 14 Savjorden, 13 Selfors, 28 Skigamslet, 9 Soløijorden, 30 Staupaamoen, Steinåmo, Storhaug, 16 Storjorden, 43 Stormfjeld, 34 Stormyrhals, 45 Strand, 51 Svartnes  Tiurdal, 22 Tollaadalen, Tolladal Nedre, Tolladal Øvre, 21 Tollaaen, Tollåli, Tollånes, 40 Troaalien, Troli Nordre, Troli Sondre, Troåbakk, Trones, 50 Tvervik, Tverånes, 23 Tyvaasletten- Solbakk, Tyvåli  47 Vold  6 Øines, Øvernes  Åg

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

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery