Skjerstad Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Nordland County &gt; Skjerstad

Church Records
Skjerstad clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes of Skjerstad with Misvær chapel and Fauske until 1902.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Skjerstad: 1672-1678, 1690-1699, 1725-1877, 1894-1934

Skjerstad: / Fauske: 1879-1897

Skjerstad / Skjerstad: 1878-1916

Fauske: 1898-1910

Fauske / Sulitjelma: 1899-1920

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census for Skjerstad can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

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. (Usually only males from 12 years and older, but in some cases all males from birth are listed). 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 usually more complete

SALTEN PRSOTI b. 35 Bodø prestegjeld Bodø sogn Skjerstad fjering Salten (Fauske) fjering Saltdalen (Saltdal) fjering Folden (Folda) anneks Kjæningø (Kjerringøy) anneks FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 3

1701 Census for Skjerstad can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah 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. In some cases the place of birth of a servant may be listed, if he was born i a different clerical district.

NORDLAND FYLKE b. 17 Salten fogderi Bodø prestegjeld Bodø fjering Skjærstad (Skjerstad) og Salten fjering Saltdalen (Saltdal) anneks Folden (Rørstad) anneks FHL INTL Film 122985 Item 3

1801 Census for Skjerstad

1835 Census for Skjerstad can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

The 1835 census for the parishes Evenes and Ankenes in Ofoten clerical district; Skjerstad and Fauske in Skerstad clerical district; Værøy and Røst in Værøy clerical district. It lists the farm name, head of household, his wife, children, servants, retired persons, sex, age, some miscellaneous information and it also lists statistics.

Skjerstad og Fauske med Vatnebygden 1835 Evenes og Ankenes 1835 FHL INTL Film 1283464 Item 8 Ankenes, Værøy og Røst 1835 FHL INTL Film 1283465 Item 1 Skjerstad prestegjeld 1835 FHL INTL Film 1694694 Item 5 Værøy og Røst 1835 FHL INTL Film 1694694 Item 7

1865 Census for Skjerstad

1875 Census for Skjerstad

1900 Census for Skjerstad

1910 Census for Skjerstad

Probate Records
1713-1877: Probates are found in Salten judicial district.

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery