Nordland County, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Nordland  County

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

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Nordland is located along the northwestern coast of the Scandinavian peninsula in North Norway. Due to the large distance to the densely populated parts of Europe, this is one of the least polluted areas in Europe. Nordland has a very mild climate for the high latitude.

Family History Resources
Norwegian American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad

Nordlandslag Nordlandslaget home page

Lappmark Lag   Arran homepage

Government Offices and Sites

 * Nordland Fylke

Censuses

 * 1801 Census
 * 1865 Census
 * 1875 Census Partial
 * Norway Census, 1875 FamilySearch database
 * 1885 Census (cities)
 * 1891 Census Partial (scanned)
 * 1900 Census
 * 1910 Census

"The parish priest's census (scanned)


 * Fosen prosti, Prestemanntall bind 30, 1664-1666
 * Helgeland prosti, Salten prosti, Prestemanntall bind 35, 1664-1666
 * Lofoten og Vesterålen prosti, Senja prosti, Troms prosti, Prestemanntall bind 36, 1664-1666 (Parishes in Troms prosti are located in Troms County)

The bailiff and the magistrates's census (scanned)


 * Helgeland fogderi, Lofoten fogderi, Fogdemanntall bind 20, 1665
 * Helgeland fogderi, Manntall bind 16, 1701
 * Salten fogderi, Manntall bind 17, 1701
 * Vesterålen, Andernes og Lofoten fogderi, Mantall bind 18, 1701

Church Records
Photos of churches in Nordland

Farm Books

 * Bygdebøker (Farm books) in Nordland

Land Records
1886 and 1838 land registers are found at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre. These are Excel files, which can be downloaded. The give the name of the farm, the farm owner, and the amount of tax. Both farms and sub-farms are included.

Military Records

 * Militærrulle 1769 for Gimsøy
 * Militærrulle 1769 for Sortland
 * Innrulleringsmanntall 1762 for Buksnes
 * Militærrulle 1769 for Værøy
 * Innrulleringsmanntall 1755 for Gildeskål prestegjeld
 * Innrulleringsmantall 1769 for Buksnes og Hol
 * Innrulleringsmanntall 1755 for Rødøy fjerding
 * Militærrulle 1769 for Borge prestegjeld, Valberg sokn
 * Militærrulle 1806-1837 for Buksnes prestegjeld, Buksnes og Hol sokn
 * Innrulleringsmanntall 1768-1770 for Helgeland fogderi

Probate Records
Digitised probate records for Nordland County

Probate Jurisdictions
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Taxation
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