Nesodden Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Nesodden prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers from the parishes Nesodden and Oppegård until 1879. The parish registers exist from 1710 until 1929.

Digitized parish registers online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Census Records

 * 1663-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-66. The census for Nesodden prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete. Also available online at Digital Archives.


 * 1663-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The census for Nesodden Prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete. Also available online at Digital Archives.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Nesodden prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. The 1801 census (b. 6) for Nesodden clerical district includes Nesodden and Oppegård parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. A typewritten edition with indexes is available on microfiche. It is called "Mikrokortutgåva av 1801-teljina". The 1801 census is also available online at Digital Archives
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for the parishes of Nesodden and Oppegård in Nesodden prestegjeld (clerical distirct) is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.  Also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875.  The 1875 census includes the parishes of Nesodden and Oppegård in Nesodden prestegjeld (clerical district) and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information.  Also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 census for Nesodden Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet)
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec. 1900. The 1900 census includes the parishes of Nesodden and Oppegård in Nesodden prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.  This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where a person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.  Also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Ancestry($).
 * 1910 Census for Nessodden is available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet). Also at


 * 1920 Census for Nesodden is available online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1865, 1875, 1900, 1910 Census for Nesodden is available online at RHD

Farm Names
24 Agnor 9 Baltserrud, 1 Berger, 9 Berget, 14 Blylaget, 26 Blækkemyr 19 Dammyren 18 Engen 29 Fjeld, 2 Flaskebæk, 6 Flateby, 19 Funningrud, 30 Fyr-Steilene 27 Gjøfjeld, 28 Granerud, 10 Grinden, 25 Grisebu, 4 Grønbogen, 14 Grøstad 18 Haakolt, 10 Hagen, 16 Hasle, 29 Haugen, 1 Helvik, 5 Helvik, 1 Husbergøen, 18 Høibraaten 3 Ildjernet <BR><BR>10 Karlstad, 3 Kavringen, 2 Kavringstranden, 9 Kirkeviken, 16 Kjensli, 21 Klufta, 14 Kongebraaten, 15 Krange, 17 Kuaas <BR><BR>24 Labraaten, 27 Langefjeld, 2 Langøen, 27 Lillengen, 13 Loftu, 10 Løs <BR><BR>22 Munkerud, 23 Møkkerud, 9 Møllerbakken <BR><BR>16 Naverud, 4 Nesodtangen, 10 Nylenda <BR><BR>9 Ommen <BR><BR>29 Parcelengen, 11 Præstegaarden <BR><BR>26 Rogneskjær, 12 Rud, 25 Rud lille, 9 Rør <BR><BR>7 Saltboden, 31 Sandaaker, 12 Skjærløkken, 2 Skoklefald, 10 Slaabraaten, 7 Solberg ,26 Spro, 20 Svestad, 25 Sylta, 8 Sørby, 10 Sørhagen <BR><BR>30 To, 27 Toppen, 23 Tuten <BR><BR>23 Ødegaarden, 29 Ørjanstad.

Genealogy
Lorentzen, Harald: Reisen mot vest: emigrasjonshistorie fra Nesodden, 1850-1915

Vital information on people who emigrated from Nesodden, Akershus co., Norway from 1850 through 1915. Includes chronological lists of emigrants with the names of their residence in Nesodden and place of destination

FS Library 948.22/N4 W2

'''Røhr, P. Knoph (Paul Knoph), 1865-: Røer-Røhr. '''A genealogy of the Røer/Røhr families from Nesodden in Akershus county and Drammen in Buskerud county in Norway

FS Library 929.2481 R628

To view a digital version click here

'''Røhr, P. Knoph (Paul Knoph), 1865-: Slægten Røer 1580-1895. '''A genealogy of the Røer family in Nesodden in Akershus county and Drammen in Buskerud county in Norway from 1580-1895.

International Fiche 6068109 1-2

Probate Records
1680-1900: Records are found in Follo judicial district.