Bragernes Parish, Buskerud, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Microfilm available at the for Bragernes clerical district. Contains parish registers for Bragernes parish in Drammen city. Included Strømsgodset parish in Skoger, Vestfold until 1843. Parish registers exists for the years 1634-1930.


 * Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * 1644-1666: This census was taken by the local parish priests. It covers Bragernæs (Drammen) clerical district including Landfaldøen, Bragernæs (Bragernes) parish including Liersund, Strømsø, and Stranden parishes and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Lier clerical district includes Lier, Frogner, Sylling and Tranby. However Bragernes parish is also listed with Lier clerical district at this time period, as the first parish on this film Film 122996 Item 1. Microfilmed images are available at the FamilySearch Library and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Drammen city includes Bragernes, Strømso, and Tangen parishes and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in a searchable online at database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Drammen city includes Bragernes, Strømsø, and Tangen parishes and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1885: The 1885 census for Drammen city, Bragernes, Strømsø, and Tangen parishes is online as a database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Drammen city includes Bragernes, Strømsø, and Tangen parishes and is available in a searchable database online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Drammen city includes Bragernes, Strømsø, and Tangen parishes and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City and online as a database at Digitalarkivet as 1900 Drammen.


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Bragernes is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Names
5 Berskog nordre, 6 Berskog søndre 11 Hotvet  2 Kjøsterud mellem, 1 Kjøsterud vestre, 3 Kjøsterud østre  9 Landfald lille, 8 Landfald store, 4 Li  7 Myre  12 Strøm, 13 Strøtvet  10 Øren

Probate Records
Drammen city judicial district *1682-1855 FamilySearch Library *1682-1855 Digitalarkivet

Bragernes deanery *1702-1817 Digitalarkivet