Berg Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Troms County &gt; Berg

Church Records
contains parish registers for the parishes Berg and Torsken. The church books begin in 1783.

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.


 * Berg and Torsken clerical district / Torsken parish: 1783-1811, 1833-1878, 1887-1933
 * Berg and Torsken clerical district / Berg parish: 1843-1936
 * Berg and Torsken clerical district / Senja Nikkelverk: 1877-1887

Census Records

 * 1664 to 1666 - see Trondenes clerical district.


 * Manntall 1701: - the 1701 census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library (included with Lenvik Parish). Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * Ekstraskattemanntallet 1763 Senja fogderi - The 1763 Census, which consists of the parishes: Astafjord, Trondenes, Kvæfjord, Sand (now Bjarkøy), Lenvik, Hillesøy, Torsken, Tranøy, Berg and Mefjord. is available at the Family History Library.


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


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865 - The 1865 Census for Berg Clerical District 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 - The1875 Census for Berg Clerical District 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.<


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge, 1 Jan 1891 - The 1891 Census for Berg Clerical District is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 - The 1900 Census for Berg Clerical District 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.


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

Probate Records
1706-1877 Senja judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Arthur Brox. A history of Berg and Torsken in Berg clerical district in Troms county and a genealogy of the people and their farms. Text in Norwegian.

Farm Names
8 Berg Præstegaard 13 Bergsbotn 9 Bergsøerne 7 Bø 4 Ersfjord 16 Finsæter 2 Græshopen 17 Havn 2 Hopen 14 Lavold 12 Lutnes 3 Mefjord 1 Mefjordbotn 11 Nordfjord 10 Skaland 5 Steinfjord 6 Strandby 15 Strømsnes

Berg og Torsken Bygdebok Volume I

Alfheim, Bakke, Bakken, Bakkevoll, Ballesvik, Ballesvikbotn, Barbogen, Berg, Berglund, Bergsbotn, Bergsøyan, Botn, Brattland, Bukta, Bunkan, Buskenes, Bø, Bøvær, Doktorlunden, Elvebakken, Elvejord, Elvejorda, Elveland, Elvelund, Elvemo, Elvevoll, Ersfjord, Fagerheim, Finnes, Finnsæter, Firkanten, Fiskenes, Fjellborg, Fjellet, Flakstad, Flaten, Foss, Fredheim, Fredlund, Fremtiden, Frydenlund, Giska, Giske, Grehopneset, Grunnfarnes, Gryllefjord, Gryllefjordbotn, Halvardsøy, Hamn, Haugen, Haugland, Haugvoll, Heggelia, Hofsøy, Holmen, Hopen, Huldhaugen, Hvitsten, Håverjord, Indregård, Innergård, Innerholmen, Kaldfarnes, Kampevoll, Katteberg, Kjerringvik, Klokkargarden, Knarvik, Kongsnes, Kveldro, Kvitsteinnes, Laberget, Landsletta, Langbakken, Lavoll, Leikvik, Leirbakmo, Leirstein, Leirvoll, Lenningsbakken, Litlebø, Lomsnes, Lottenes, Lutnes, Lyngan, Løvdal, Medby, Medfjord, Medfjordbotn, Mellomgård, Middagsletta, Midtgård, Mikalparten, Mo, Moen, Mollnes, Myra, Myrbakk, Myre, Myrland, Myrlund, Myrseth, Myrvoll, Mølnevik, Nerland, Nesland, Nikkelverket, Nordengen, Nordfjord, Nordheim, Nyland, Nylund, Nymo, Nøysomheten, Prestegården, Rabben, Roligheten, Rødsand, Sandbakk, Sandsvik, Sandsøyra, Senjavåg, Sifjord, Sildevik, Sjølund, Sjøvollen, Skaland, Skjellelv, Skoglund, Skognes, Skrevoll, Sletten, Slettevoll, Slettstrand,Slettvoll, Smevik, Smibakken, Solbakken, Solheim, Sollia, Solum, Solvang, Sommerset, Stamnesvika, Steinbakk, Steinfjord, Steinhaug, Steinheim, Steinjorda, Steinli, Stordalen, Strand, Strandbakken, Strandby, Straumsnes, Sæter, Teistevik, Tofte, Toften, Torsken, Undland, Utstrand, vangen, Veimannen, Vik, Vikan, Vollen, Værnes, Værselbakken, Vårhaug, Vårlund, Ytre Berg, Ytre lavoll, Ytre Skjellelv, Yttergård