Sørum Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Akershus County &gt; Sørum

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Sørum prestegjeld (clerical district). The parish registers exist from 1710 until 1729. Contains parish registers from the parishes Sørum and Frogner.

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Sørum: 1710-1730, 1759-1885, 1887-1890, 1894-1906, 1965-1969

Sørum/Frogner: 1878-1929

Sørum/Sørum: 1878-1934

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Sørum prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History 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.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Sørum prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History 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.


 * 1701: Manntall 1701 optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Sørum prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.


 * 1801 Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Sørum prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1801 census (b. 7) for Sørum clerical district includes Sørum, and Frogner parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Also available online at the Digital Archives(Digitalarkivet) of Norway.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Sørum prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History 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. Available online at Digital Archvies (Digitalarkivet), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Sørum prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History 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 Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø in Norway.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Sørum prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where 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.


 * 1910: Søk i folketellingen fra 1910. Available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Books
The Family History Library has. It is a farm history of Sørum community. In 1962 the new Sørum community was formed from the earlier known communities of Sørum and Blaker. Contains history of the area and genealogical information on farm residents.

Farm Names
33	Aalgaard 17	Aasgaard 63	Arteid 56	Asak nordre 52	Bakengen 51	Bakke 16	Berg 39	Bingen mellem 28	Blakersund 19	Bognerud 51	Braaten 50	Bæregg 18	Bøler 30	Børgen 2	Egner mellem 35	Engen 5	Flaen 25	Fosserud 10	Gjester 18	Gjesterhaugen 9	Grindbakken 60	Haskoldrud 13	Hol 21	Hollesjø 64	Holtet 32	Hvals-Ødegaarden 66	Hønsi 29	Imshaug 11	Jordengen 20	Jultoen 46	Kuskerud 48	Leikhammer 15	Leikvold 67	Lunder 44	Lystad 14	Løren 7	Løren-Ødegaarden 54	Mjønerud 52	Mæli 24	Neslerud 53	Nordli 11	Norum vestre 57	Præsterud 61	Refsum 37	Rømu Lænse 59	Sagen 41	Sennerud 23	Simarud 15	Skea 15	Skea lille 27	Skulerud 34	Smedsrud 4	Snedkeren 4	Snedkerjordet 36	Solberg 65	Stensrud 12	Stubbengen 8	Stubberud 18	Stuen 68	Størsrud 62	Sulerud 18	Sylteløkken 6	Sæteren 51	Sørli 35	Sørum 32	Sørum Præstegaard 9	Tajet 58	Tangerud 26	Tokerud 15	Tomten 22	Torbjørnsrud 49	Trangen 64	Ulverud 31	Vald 9	Vatterud 46	Vestby nordre 65	Vilberg nedre 9	Vølneberg 4	Vølner lille 8	Vølner store 42	Østby nordre

Probate Records
1680-1853: Records are found in Nedre Romerike judicial district.

1709-1778: Clerical probate records are found in Øvre Romerike deanery.