Norway, Oslo, Census, 1901 - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection is for the 1901 census for the city of Oslo, which was at that time known as Kristiania. The census contains an enumeration of all persons resident in the city on 31 December, including any persons who were temporarily absent. Municipal censuses for Oslo were taken in the following years: 1899-1905, 1907-1910, 1912-1929, 1931-1938, 1940-1943, 1946-1949, 1951-1954.

Census Records Available Online
Images of the following censuses are available on the National Archives of Norway's Digitalarkivet Kommunale folketellinger site along with a link to the National Archive's catalog Arkivportalen:

Aker Images - Arkivportalen
 * 1832 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0002/0004
 * 1833 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0001/0002
 * 1834 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0001/0003
 * 1835 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0001/0004
 * 1836 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0001/0005
 * 1840 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0002/0001
 * 1841 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0002/0002
 * 1842 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0002/0003
 * 1843 - OBA/A-20060/Ga/L0002/0004
 * 1917 - OBA/A-20060/F/Fa

Kristiania / Oslo Images - Arkivportalen
 * 1883 - OBA/A-20057/F/Fg
 * 1899 - OBA/A-20057/Gba
 * 1901 - OBA/A-20057/Gbb
 * 1902 - OBA/A-20057/Gbc
 * 1903 - OBA/A-20057/Gbd
 * 1905 - OBA/A-20057/Gbf
 * 1907 - OBA/A-20057/Gbg

Reading These Records
These records are written in Norwegian. For help reading them see Norway Languages and Norwegian Word List.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: The first page of the census form includes instructions to enumerators and statistical information about the residence.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: • 2 If you know the street where someone was living you can download a PDF of [[media:VEIVISEREN (Street Index).pdf|Veiviseren : Samlagsafstemmingen i Kristiania 1899 : Kredsinddellingen med Alfabetisk Gadefortegnelse]] (The Guide : the Collective Vote in Kristiania 1899 District Divisions with Alphabetical Street Index) to determine which district of the city they lived in.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Download a copy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of the family.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add the new information to your records
 * Use residence and names of parents to locate church records.
 * Use the birth year to locate birth records in the parish register.
 * Search the census for relatives living on the same farm or nearby.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Become familiar with Norwegian naming traditions to help identify your ancestor from others with a similar name. See Norway Personal Names for more information on naming traditions.
 * Many individuals have the same name. Compare the names and the residences to make sure you have the correct person or family. Place of residence is key in finding your ancestor in Norway.
 * Check for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.
 * Search the records of nearby parishes.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Norway.
 * Norway Guided Research
 * Norway Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
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