Lyngen Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Troms County &gt; Lyngen

Church Records
contains parish registers from the parishes Lyngen, Kåfjord, Storfjord and Sørfjord. The records begin in 1756. For the years 1861 to 1871 for Sørfjord parish see Karlsøy clerical district.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegain 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.


 * Lyngen clerical district: 1756-1860, Engagements, 1919-1941, 1914-1919, Birth register, 1916-1924
 * Lyngen clerical district / Lyngen parish: 1859-1913
 * Lyngen clerical district / Sørfjord parish: 1847-1928


 * Lyngen: Den frie apostoliske menighet, 1858-1891

Census Records

 * Ekstraskattemanntallet 1763 Tromsø fogderi - 1763 tax records for Skjervøy, Lyngen, Tromsø, and Karlsøy parishes in Tromsø tax district, Troms, Norway, can be found on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in Utah.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge - The 1801 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Storfjord, Kåfjord and Sørfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865 - The 1865 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Storfjord and Kåfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 - The 1875 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Kåfjord, Storfjord and Sørfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge, 1 Jan 1891 - The 1891 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Sørfjord, Kåfjord and Storfjord is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 - The 1900 Census for Lyngen Clerical District includes Lyngen, Kåfjord, Storfjord and Sørfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketelling 1910, Norge - The 1910 Census for Lyngen Clerical District is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Emil Larssen. A history of Lyngen in Troms county in two volumes. V. 1 is a history of Lyngen clerical district while v. 2 is a history of the farms. A farm name index to volume 2 is found in the following link. [[Image:948.452-L1_H2l_v2_-_LYNGEN-2.pdf]]

Farm Names
98	Aarøbugten 104	Aarøen 13	Bakkejorden 18	Bakkemoen 47	Bentsjorden 51	Berg 11	Bjørkli 32	Dalen 69	Dalen 1	Djupvik 99	Drabeng 95	Einarvik 48	Elsnes 78	Elvebakken 97	Elvejorden 62	Elvevolden 100	Fastdalen 72	Flatvolden 71	Forhavn 39	Gjeitan 14	Grundvaag 26	Haakjerringberget 2	Hammervik 52	Hatten 67	Havnvik 52	Helleren 24	Holmen 49	Horsnes 44	Huggenhul 27	Isfjeld 19	Kaafjordbotn 25	Kaafjorddalen 21	Kaafjordelven 94	Kalfaret 82	Karnes indre 83	Kilapladsen 58	Kileng 52	Kirkenes 53	Kitdalen 33	Kjerringdalen 88	Kobbenes 101	Koppangen 10	Kroken 42	Kvalberget 75	Kvalvik 76	Kvalvikgruben 95	Kviteberg 70	Lanes 12	Langnes 38	Lien 4	Lyngmoen 85	Lyngseidet 29	Løkvolden 30	Mandalen 79	Mellemjorden 92	Mortensnes 57	Mælen 5	Nordmandvik indre 39	Nordnes 20	Nyvolden 37	Odden 15	Oksenes 81	Oksevik 7	Olderdalen 43	Olderelven 55	Oterodden 84	Parakjorden 17	Pertengen 73	Pollen 66	Rastebynes 80	Rastejorden 103	Reindalen 93	Rottenvik 40	Rævdalen 41	Røikenes 87	Rørnes 36	Samuelsberg 35	Sandmælen 71	Sandvik 61	Sandøren 65	Selnes 28	Skarvdalen 22	Skatvolden 46	Skibotn 96	Skindelven 63	Skrevolden 50	Sletnes 86	Sollien 64	Storeng 9	Storsletten 91	Storsteinnes 31	Storvolden 102	Strupen 59	Stubbeng 8	Suleng 16	Troldvik 56	Tverdalen 90	Tytebærvik 89	Uren 34	Vandet 7	Vinterdalen 77	Volden 6	Ysteby 74	Ørnes

Historical Society
Lyngen Historielag