Brevik Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Brevik clerical district contains parish registers from Brevik parish. It was separated from Eidanger clerical district in 1861. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Brevik: 1706-1969

Eidanger: 1695-1849, 1859-1913, 1919-1969

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Bamle (Bamble) fogderi b. 6 was for Eidanger clerical district. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. Bamle (Bamble) prosti census was taken by the local parish priests. Eidanger clerical district included Brevik, and Siljan (Slemdal) parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122968 Item 5. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1725 Census 1725 Sjeleregister for Eidanger sogn i Eidanger prestegjeld (Telemark) It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 1694685 Item 2


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census (b. 30) for Eidanger clerical district included Siljan parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 1. The 1801 census (b. 31) for Brevik city lists the street name and number, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation Film 122998 Item 4. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1845 Census The 1845 census for Brevik parish in Brevik clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 3. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1855 Census The 1855 census for Brevik parish in Brevik clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 4. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Brevik City is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123169 Items 1-2. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Brevik City is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 255553. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1885 Census The 1885 census for Brevik City is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet. (Digital Archives).


 * 1891 Census The 1891 census for Brevik City is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Brevik City is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 275748-275750. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census for Brevik City is available in a searchable database online at at Digitalarkivet.

Probate Records
Bamble judicial district *1665-1869 Family History Library *1665-1852 Digitalarkivet

Telemark and Bamble deanery *1696-1806 Family History Library *1696-1806 Digitalarkivet