Vefsn Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Vefsn clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Vefsn with Mosjøen, Drevja and Grane. Included Hattfjelldal until 1860 when it became its own clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vefsn: 1690-1693, 1712-1778, 1780-1858

Vefsn / Mosjøen Ladested: 1880-1903

Vefsn / Vefsn: 1880-1896, 1934-1944

Vefsn m/Mosjøen: 1846-1879

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Alstahaug clerical district include the parishes of Vefsn, Alstahaug, Herøy, Tjøtta, Nesna and Nord-Rana and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable index for Alstahaug, Vefsn, Nesna,  Rana.

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

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery

Historical Society
Vefsn Historielag