Sørreisa Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Sørreisa is a parish in Tranøy clerical district. Records begin in 1744.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegian headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Tranøy clerical district: 1757-1877, Engagements, 1876-1940
 * Tranøy clerical district / Sørreisa parish: 1861-1943

Census Records

 * 1801, 1865, 1875, 1891 1900 see Tranøy clerical district.


 * Folketellinga 1900 for Sørreisa (Troms). The 1900 index census for Sørreisa is available on microfiche at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet and the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Sørreisa is available in a searchable databse online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1706-1877 Senja judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Svein Hanssen. Farm histories of Sørreisa, Troms co., Norway with vital information on farm residents. It has an index. Text in Norwegian.

Farm Names
17 Aasmoen, 27 Bakkejorden, 37 Bjørgen, 3 Blombakken, 34 Blomlien, 3 Botn,  5 Djupvaag,  27 Elvevolden,  17 Finset, 4 Forøen,  4 Gammelheimen, 13 Gottersjorden, 2 Grundreisen, 11 Grønvold mellem, 31 Gumpedalen,  3 Hegbakken, 1 Hemmingsjorden, 21 Høgli, 33 Høgmoen,  1 Kongsvik, 4 Kvænajorden,  6 Langnes, 14 Leirbogen, 28 Lyshaugen,  29 Middagsmoen, 25 Moen, 4 Myrbakken,  18 Nordhus, 16 Nordstrømmen, 34 Nymoen,  34 Paalsjorden,  22 Rabbaasen, 30 Reinakslen, 8 Reinelvmoen, 9 Rensvold, 39 Russevaag søndre, 16 Røirsletten,  7 Seljemoen, 36 Sildviken, 33 Skøelvdalen, 34 Skøelven, 32 Sletlien, 35 Smørsgaard, 38 Solberg, 15 Storflaten, 26 Storneset, 20 Sætermoen, 24 Sørforsbogen, 24 Sørforsmoen, 19 Sørhus, 26 Sørstrømmen,  3 Tømmervik,  4 Valen, 40 Vestnesklauven

Sørreisa Bygdebok Gård og Slekt

Bakkejord, Bjørga, Djupvågen, Finnset, Furøy, Gottesjord, Grunnreis, Gumpedalen, Grønvoll, Hemmimgsjord, Høgli, Klauva, Langnes, Leirbogen, Lyshaugen, Middagsmoen, Moen, Nordhus, Nordstraumen, Rabbåsen, Reinaksla, Reinelvmoen, Reinsvoll, Russevåg, Seljemoen, Sildvika, Skøelv, Skøelvdalen, Slettlia, Smørsgård, Solberg, Storflaten, Sætermo, Sørfossli, Sørfossbogen, Sørhus, Sørstraumen, Tømmervik

Historical Society
Sørreisa Historielag