Miðdalur Parish, Árnes, Iceland Genealogy

Compiled Genealogy
Íslendingabók (genealogical database): is a database created by the biotechnology company deCODE genetics and Friðrik Skúlason, attempting to record the genealogy of all Icelanders who have ever lived, where sources are available. As of February 2020, the database contains information on 904,000 individuals, an estimated half of the total population of Iceland since the settlement of the island in the 9th century. Coverage among Icelanders born in the 20th and 21st centuries is 100% and the database is estimated to contain 95% of individuals born since 1700. Each individual’s record contains information on parents, siblings, mates and children along with birthdates, death dates and places of birth and death. Connections toward parents have been 95.5% filled for those born in the 20th century.
 * Íslendingabók Access to the Íslendingabók website is limited to individuals with Icelandic national identity number, kennitala. Each user can view information on his or her extended family, which by definition are all ancestors of the user along with descendants of the user’s great-grandparents.

Indexes

 * 1703, 1816-1920 National Archives of Iceland Digital Census Transcripts Miðdalur Parish, Árnes
 * National Archives of Iceland Census Database index and images. Search nationwide by name, or search by name, farm/house, position, parish and/or county by opening Advanced Search.

Digitized Records

 * 1703, 1816-1920 National Archives of Iceland Searchable Census Database index and images. Search nationwide by name, or search by name, farm/house, position, parish and/or county by opening Advanced Search.
 * 1835 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * National Archives of Iceland Digital Census Browsable Images Alphabetical by counties.

Indexes

 * 1744-1965 - at FamilySearch, index and images, incomplete. Coverage Table.  How to Use This Collection.
 * 1887-1931 Búrfell Church Books, 1887-1931 - at FamilySearch, index and images. Contains the parish registers of Mosfell parish in Grímsneshreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). Includes Búrfell and Klaust-urhólar after 1887 and Miðdalur after 1880. These records have indexes available online, but the images can only be viewed using computers at family history centers and libraries affiliated with FamilySearch.
 * 1816-1895 Church Books, 1816-1895 - at FamilySearch, index and images. Contains the parish registers of Búrfell and Klausturhólar parishes in Grímsneshreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). These parishes were annexed to Mosfell í Grímsnesi in 1887. See there for later records.These records have indexes available online, but the images can only be viewed using computers at family history centers and libraries affiliated with FamilySearch.

Digitized Online Records

 * 1842-1886 Iceland, Árnes, Klausturhólar, sálnaregistur, 1842-1886 - at FamilySearch, images. Includes Búrfell and Klausturhólar parishes in Grímsneshreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). These records have readily available digitized images, but are not indexed.
 * 1887-1931 Búrfell Church Books, 1887-1931 - at FamilySearch, index and images. Contains the parish registers of Mosfell parish in Grímsneshreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). Includes Búrfell and Klaust-urhólar after 1887 and Miðdalur after 1880. These records have indexes available online, but the images can only be viewed using computers at family history centers and libraries affiliated with FamilySearch.
 * 1816-1895 Church Books, 1816-1895 - at FamilySearch, index and images. Contains the parish registers of Búrfell and Klausturhólar parishes in Grímsneshreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). These parishes were annexed to Mosfell í Grímsnesi in 1887. See there for later records.These records have indexes available online, but the images can only be viewed using computers at family history centers and libraries affiliated with FamilySearch.
 * National Archives of Iceland Browsable Church Census Records Alphabetical by county.

Indexes

 * 1730-1905 - at FamilySearch, index, incomplete. Coverage Table.  How to Use This Collection.
 * 1770-1920 - at FamilySearch, index, incomplete. Coverage Table.  How to Use This Collection.
 * 1790-1880 Church Books, 1790-1880 - at FamilySearch, index and images. Contains the parish registers of Miðdalur prestakalli (clerical dist-rict) which includes the parishes Miðdalur in Laugardalshreppur (dis-rict) and Úthlið in Biskupstungnahreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). In 1880 Miðdalur was annexed to Mosfell í Grímsnes parish and Úthlið to Torfastadir prestakalli (clerical district). For records after 1880 see the above mentioned places. These records have indexes available online, but the images can only be viewed using computers at family history centers and libraries affiliated with FamilySearch.
 * 1880-1931 Church Books, 1880-1931 - at FamilySearch, index and images. Contains the parish registers of Mosfell parish in Grímsneshreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). Includes Búrfell and Klaust-urhólar after 1887 and Miðdalur after 1880. These records have indexes available online, but the images can only be viewed using computers at family history centers and libraries affiliated with FamilySearch.

Digitized Online Records

 * 1790-1880 Church Books, 1790-1880 - at FamilySearch, index and images. Contains the parish registers of Miðdalur prestakalli (clerical dist-rict) which includes the parishes Miðdalur in Laugardalshreppur (dis-rict) and Úthlið in Biskupstungnahreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). In 1880 Miðdalur was annexed to Mosfell í Grímsnes parish and Úthlið to Torfastadir prestakalli (clerical district). For records after 1880 see the above mentioned places. These records have indexes available online, but the images can only be viewed using computers at family history centers and libraries affiliated with FamilySearch.
 * 1790-1880 Iceland, Árnes, Miðdalur, priest service books, 1790-1880 - at FamilySearch, images. Contains the parish registers of Miðdalur prestakalli (clerical dist-rict) which includes the parishes Miðdalur in Laugardalshreppur (dis-rict) and Úthlið in Biskupstungnahreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). In 1880 Miðdalur was annexed to Mosfell í Grímsnes parish and Úthlið to Torfastadir prestakalli (clerical district). For records after 1880 see the above mentioned places. These records have readily available digitized images, but are not indexed.
 * 1880-1931 Church Books, 1880-1931 - at FamilySearch, index and images. Contains the parish registers of Mosfell parish in Grímsneshreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). Includes Búrfell and Klaust-urhólar after 1887 and Miðdalur after 1880. These records have indexes available online, but the images can only be viewed using computers at family history centers and libraries affiliated with FamilySearch.
 * 1880-1961 Iceland, Árnes, Mosfell, priest service books, 1880-1961 - at FamilySearch, images. Contains the parish registers of Mosfell parish in Grímsneshreppur (district) in Árnessýsla (county). Includes Búrfell and Klaust-urhólar after 1887 and Miðdalur after 1880. These records have readily available digitized images, but are not indexed.
 * National Archives of Iceland Browsable Priesthood Books (Parish Registers) Alphabetical by county.

For Additional Records
The FamilySearch Catalog may list other records for this parish. Additional topics, such as "Genealogy" or "History" might be found now. Other records may still only be available in print or on microfilm. Also, over time more records might become available, so check back from time to time.
 * Iceland, Árnes, Miðdalur in the FamilySearch Catalog.

Census Records

 * Name
 * Position in society
 * Age
 * Birthplace
 * Sometimes birth date

Church Census Records
The following information may be found in these records: It may also include information about when they were confirmed members of the Lutheran church and how well they can read the Bible and catechism.
 * Name of the farm where the family lives
 * Name of each person
 * Age
 * Occupation
 * Sometimes baptism and marriage dates are listed.

Priest Service Books
The following information may be found in these records:

Births and Baptisms

 * Child's name
 * Gender
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date of baptism
 * Parents' names
 * Father's occupation and residence
 * Names of witnesses at christening and their residence.

Marriages

 * Name of bride and groom
 * Ages of bride and groom
 * Residence
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of parents
 * Names of witnesses

Deaths and Burials

 * Name and age of deceased
 * Father of deceased child
 * Spouse of deceased adult
 * Date of death and burial
 * Residence
 * Occupation
 * Cause of death

Arrivals and Removals

 * Names of persons moving into the parish
 * Ages
 * Relationships when accompanied by other family members
 * Occupations
 * Former residence and new residence.
 * Destination (Removals)

Confirmations

 * Names of confirmand
 * Age (generally 14)
 * Residence
 * Date of confirmation
 * Father's name
 * Date of birth

Reading Icelandic

 * Icelandic Genealogical Word List This word list includes only words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For more help, use an Icelandic-English dictionary.
 * An Icelandic-English dictionary


 * Danish Genealogical Word List and Latin Genealogical Word List. Iceland was under Danish rule until 1918. Records written before the mid 1800s may include Danish and some Latin words. Note that in the 1801 census, Danish and to some extent Latin, rather than Icelandic, are used throughout the text.
 * Icelandic Alphabet and Keyboard

Online Lessons

 * Introduction to Church and Census Records in Iceland
 * '''Icelandic Parish Records Tutorial, Icelandic Roots Genealogist (includes census instructions).
 * Scandinavian Handwriting Printable Handout
 * Scandinavian Fixed and Movable Feast Days Handout