Gransherad Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Grandherad clerical district contains the parish registers for the parishes Gransherad and Hovin. Gransherad clerical district was established in 1859 when Gransherad was separated form Hjartdal clerical district and Hovin from Tinn clerical district. See Hjartdal and Tinn clerical districts for earlier records.


 * The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the


 * Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * '''Vicar's Census 1664-1666, no. 12: Øvre Telemark deanery, Nedre Telemark deanery and Bamble deanery Digital Archives


 * '''Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 6: Øvre and Nedre Telemark fogderi and Bamble fogderi Digital Archives

1801 census see Hjartdal.


 * 1865: This census is on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: This census for Gransherad is on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Gransherad is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: This census for Gransherad is on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It is online in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Gransherad is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * The census of 1865, 1875, 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center.

Farm Books
Gransheradsoga: Del I. Samla av O. A. Quamme, gjennomarbeidd og fullført av Kjetil Tjønnås. Utgitt av Notodden Kommune 1977.

Farm Names
40 Aasen 9 Aasluten 33 Bakka 40 Baklien 16 Bergan 5 Bjørndalen og Kjøivinglien 39 Bolkesjø nedre 13 Brekke 41 Buene 24 Busnes vestre 8 Bøen nedre 9 Bøen nordre 7 Bøen øvre  2Damstølen  Femjølklien 27 Feten 22 Finnekaasen 32 Folseland nedre 34 Folseraas 8 Frænderud 34 Fuldølmoen  3 Grandaas 31 Gruvloset og Raunedokken  2 Hafsten 9 Hagen 24 Haugetraa 36 Helleberg nordre 37 Hellem 5 Hesledalen 4 Hove  4 Jordet 33 Jordet  17 Kaali 25 Kasin 10 Kirkevolden 17 Kjønnebotn 31 Kopsland  30 Li 29 Lien 42 Lien 41 Lillebuene 26 Lilleland 17 Lislerud 23 Luen 22 Lynnevik  4 Masteholtet 12 Mjelland 11 Mjellelien 29 Moen, Mikkelsgaard,  15 Mosrygg 40 Myrløkja  43 Narverud 29 Nisi  34 Odden 36 Omflukaasen 11 Oterbæk  28 Reisjaa 6 Romme 40 Rua 32 Rugholt 20 Rui vestre 9 Rydningen 30 Rydningen 32 Rydningen 43 Rynjusdalen  6 Seljord 1 Siljudalen 24 Skjesaasen 7 Steinsrud 14 Sætre  21 Tinnoset 30 To 4 Traaer 25 Tufte  19 Venaas nordre 35 Vik

Probate Records
Nedre Telemark judicial district *1667-1834 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark østfjelske judicial district *1668-1866 Family History Library *1668-1845 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark deanery *1753-1817 Family History Library *1707-1747, 1753-1817 Digitalarkivet

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