Finsland Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
See Bjelland Clerical District.

Census Records
This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Bjelland clerical district


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister prosti II Database at Digitalarkivet.

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Bjelland clerical district


 * 1663-1666: Fogderses og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Bailiff's Census1664-1666, no. 9: Mandal len Database Digitalarkivet

The 1801 census (b. 35) for Bjelland clerical district includes Bjelland, Grindheim, and Finsland parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Bjelland clerical district


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1024 Bielland Database at Digitalarkivet.

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Bjelland Clerical District


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1024 Bjelland Database at Digitalarkivet.

This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Bjelland Clerical District


 * 1875 census for Finsland in Bjelland clerical district (Vest-Agder) Finsland/Bjelland Digitalarkivet

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Bjelland Clerical District


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1023 Finsland Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910 Database at Digitalarkivet.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows: 13 Aamdal, 32 Aamsland, 27 Abaasland1 Daastøl, 11 Djubesland, 29 Dyble, 18 Døinestøl9 Eftestad, 33 Eigelien, 25 Espeland, 20 Esperaas24 Finsland, 14 Fjeldskaar, 4 Fleskaasen, 35 Fløistø,l 36 Foldalen, 37 Folderaas, 22 Frikstad2 Grindeland, 13 Grostøl21 Harbakken, 39 Haugedal, 3 Hegland østre, 8 Heivolden, 31 Helland, 30 Hæraasen, 10 Hønemyr44 Kimestad, 43 Kleveland nedre, 26 Kvelland19 Lausland, 7 Leipsland<BR><BR>34 Manflaa, 17 Mæsel<BR><BR>35 Rægevigen, 28 Røiraas, 16 Røiseland<BR><BR>41 Skaaleneset, 38 Skogen, 20 Slottet, 12 Solaas, 40 Solkroen, 5 Spikkeland, 23 Stokkaasen<BR><BR>15 Vatneli<BR><BR>6 Øveland<BR><BR>

Finsland farm names:<BR><BR> Anfinsen, Apåsland, Aust Der, Austegarden, Austre Djupesland<BR><BR>Bakken, Bergstøl, Bjåholen, Brandsvoll, Breivoll, Brotan<BR><BR>Djepesland, Dyble, Døynestøl, Dåstøl<BR><BR>Eftestad, Eikeli, Espeland, Esperås<BR><BR>Finsland, Fjeldskå, Fladan, Fleskåsen, Fløystøl, Foldal, Follerås, Fonsland, Framhald, Fringstad<BR><BR>Gamlejordet, Garstø, Grindland, Grostøl<BR><BR>Hagen, Harbakk, Haugebrokka, Haugedal, Haugen, Haugenes, Hauglund, Heddan, Heggland, Heime Der, Heimegarden, Heimly, Heimstad, Heivold, Heiå, Helland, Holan, Hæråsen, Hønemyr<BR><BR>Jensefjellet<BR><BR>Kalshola, Karten, Kilen, Kimestad, Kjeåsen, Kleveland, Krogen, Krona, Kveddan, Kyrkjehei<BR><BR>Lausland, Leipsland, Lian, Lillestrætet, Lunden<BR><BR>Manflå, Meir, Mo, Monen, Myran, Myrstad, Myrvang, Mæsel<BR><BR>Neregarden, Nesheim, Nord Der, Nordjordet, Nordli, Nordskogen<BR><BR>Ofre, Oppe Der<BR><BR>Paradis, Pigestøl, Plasset<BR><BR>Reivollen, Rekevik, Rismonen, Ryddjordet, Røyrås, Røysland<BR><BR>Sandstad, Sedvoldmyra, Seljetun, Skallan, Skinnsnes, Skogen, Skogly, Skrubbevollen, Skålenes, Slotte, Solbakken, Solheim, Solkro, Solli, Solås, Skikkeland, Stein, Stokkåsen, Stomnåsen, Stronnan, Svigemyr, Svingen, Sølvsmen<BR><BR>Trøan<BR><BR>Ute Der<BR><BR>Vatneli, Vestgarden, Vollan, Vollen<BR><BR>Ytre Mæsel, Ytregarden<BR><BR>Øvland, Øvregarden, Øygard<BR><BR>Ålkjerås, Åmdal, Åmsland, Årebakken, Åsvik<BR>

Probate Records
Mandal judicial district *1667-1887 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Kristianstad deanery *1771-1810 Family History Library *1771-1810 Digitalarkivet