Drangedal Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Drangedal clerical district contains the parish registers from the parishes Drangedal and Tørdal (Tørrisdal). The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Drangedal: 1697-1814, 1831-1871, 1919-1969

Drangedal / Drangedal: 1814-1933

Drangedal / Tørdal: 1814-1918

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Bamle (Bamble) fogderi b. 6 was for Drangedal clerical district included Drangedal parish and Tørdal parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. Bamle (Bamble) prosti census was taken by the local parish priests. Drangedal clerical district included Drangedal parish and Tørdal parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library onFilm 122968 Item 5. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1782 Census A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet, Folketellingen 1782 for Drangedal.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census (b. 30) for Drangedal clerical district included Drangedal parish and Tørdal parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 1. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1855 Census The 1855 census for Drangedal parish is in print at the Family History Library 948.1 A1 no. 122. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Drangedal clerical district included Drangedal parish and Tørdal parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123159 Item 1. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) and Fanteregister for Drangedal 1865.


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Drangedal clerical district included Drangedal parish and Tørdal parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 255712. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitlarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1891 Census The 1891 census for Drangedal clerical district included Drangedal parish and Tørdal parish. It is available online in a searchable database at Digtialarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Drangedal clerical district included Drangedal parish and Tørdal parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 275219-275221. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Farm Names
6 Aakre nordre 17 Aakre søndre 25 Bjordamstykket 19 Brøsjø 25 Børøen  25 Dalen 23 Dalene 29 Dalene 25 Djupedal 32 Drangedal Præstegaard  4 Eikaasen 25 Eikenes 16 Elsebutangen 24 Eskilt 37 Evjen  12 Finneid 21 Fostveit  30 Gryting 25 Grønøen  32 Haabersminde 22 Haugland 23 Heldal 15 Henseid 25 Hestøen 33 Holte 35 Hoseid lille 8  18 Joklerød 31 Jysereid  25 Kaasa 33 Kaasa 37 Kaasa 15 Kilene 25 Kumløen  25 Lenes 4 Lensegrav 4 Li 17 Lien  22 Moen 31 Myren 25 Mærkebæk  7 Naas 24 Nesland  3 Omland 38 Opsal  1 Reiarsdalen 20 Rød  16 Sandnes 2 Singesdal 25 Skjelbrei 13 Solberg 25 Strandskogen 27 Strømme vestre 14 Strømme østre 9  20 Tungebakke 11 Tveit 37 Tørnes nordre  29 Vaaje nordre 5 Vaale 25 Vefald ytre 10 Værem

Drangedal med Tørdal ei Bygdesoga av Olav Sannes

Bergane, Berstad, Bjørkholt, Blomstad, Blomstadlia, Bortigard, Bortistua, Breiland, Brosdal, Brusli, Brørane Oden, Brøsjø, Bråten, Buhaugen, Bustrak, Bø, Bø Bergejord Østigard, Dalane, Dale, Dalen Dampnes, Eidet, Eikenes, Ettestad, Evja, Finneid, Flåta, Fostveit, Framigard, Framistua, Gautefall, Grave, Grova, Gryting, Grønøya, Haabersminde, Hamøya, Haugen, Haugland, Haugtrå, Heglandsnordgarden, Heimigard, Heldal, Henneseid, Holte, Homleid, Høydalen, Joklerød, Jonskås, Jorbudalen, Josurheid, Kilane, Kjhendalen, Kjørkejord Bø, Kleiva, Kleivkåsene, Kleppe, Klokkarar, Kåsa, Kåshova, Landvik, Lauvstad, Lenes, Lensegrav, Li, Lia, Lille-Oseid, Lone, Løyte, Merkebekk, Midtvåje, Moen, Moland, Nedigard, Nedistua, Nesland, Nigard - Bø Nedre, Nordbø, Nordgarden, Nordigard, Nordistua, Nås, Oden Brørane, Omland, Omås, Oppistua, Oseid, Postmyr, Prestegarden, Reiarsdalen, Rui, Rød, Sandvik, Sannes, Sannesplassane, Setre, Singusdal, Sjauset, Skarpodde, Skartveit, Skeie, Skjelbreid, Snøås, Solberg, Sollid, Steinbø, Steinsland, Stigen, Strandskogen, Straume, Straumsnes, Suvdal, Sydtveit, Søgarden, Søstua, To, Tremyr, Tråe, Tungbakke, Tveit, Tønbrek, Tørdal, Tørnes, Upsal, Valnes, Vassenden, Vefall Ytre, Vestgarden, Vrålstad, Vølstad, Vågsland, Våje, Våle, Østigard - Bø Bergejord, Øvrebø, Øvrekås, Åbo, Åkre, Åse, Åsland

Probate Records
Bamble judicial district *1665-1869 Family History Library *1665-1852 Digitalarkivet

Telemark and Bamble deanery *1696-1806 Family History Library *1696-1806 Digitalarkivet