Buskerud County, Norway Genealogy

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Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold.

The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Eiker, Ringerike, Numedal and Hallingdal. Hønefoss is the district capital of Ringerike. Its western part is a mountainous plateau with forested valleys and high, grassy pastures; its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams.


 * Buskerud

Censuses

 * 1660 Census for Buskerud County
 * 1801 Census for Buskerud County
 * 1815 Census for Buskerud County
 * 1840 Census for Buskerud County
 * 1865 Census for Buskerud County
 * 1875 Census for Buskerud County
 * 1900 Census for Buskerud County
 * Andre

Church Records
Photos of churches in Buskerud

Family History Resources
Norwegian American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad

Hallinglag   Hallinglag home page

Numedalslågen Lag   Numedalslågen home page

Seven Lag Stevne   Seven lag Stevne home page

Sigdalslag  Sigdalslag home page

Ringerike- Drammen Districts   Ringerike-Drammen Districts home page

Farm Books
Bygdebøker for Buskerud

Government Offices and Sites

 * Buskerud fylke
 * Buskerud fylkeskommune

Land Records
1886 and 1838 land registers are found at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre. These are Excel files, which can be downloaded. The give the name of the farm, the farm owner, and the amount of tax. Both farms and sub-farms are included.

Military Records
Aker Dragoon Regiment 1767

Passenger Lists
[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=em06021880be&spraak=e&metanr=3246 Emigr. from Drammen 1880 with "Beta" to Hawaii]

[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=em06021880mu&spraak=e&metanr=3247 Emigr. from Drammen 1880 with "Beta" to Hawaii]

Passport Journal for Hallingdal, 1856-1865

Register of in- and outmigrants from Bakke and Eiker, 1907-1919

Probate Records
Digitised probate records for Buskerud County

Probate register for Drammen 1679-1819

Probate register for Kongsberg 1705-1801

Probate Jurisdictions
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Taxation

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