Birkenes Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Aust-Agder County &gt; Birkenes

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Birkenes prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for Birkenes parish. Was separated from Tveit clerical district in Vest-Agder county in 1905. Parish registers from 1794-1930.

Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives] (See also Tveit)

Birkenes: 1849-1876, 1887-1907

Census Records
1660's and 1865 census see Tveit in Vest-Agder County.


 * 1701: Manntall 1701 optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701.1701 census for Birkenes is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1801 census (b. 32) for Birkenes clerical district includes Birkenes parish. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

A typewritten edition with indexes is available on microfiche. It is called "Mikrokortutgåva av 1801-teljina". Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet). Birkenes belonged to Tveit clerical district in Vest Agder County in 1801.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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. Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1910: Søk i folketellingen fra 1910. Available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Names
4	Aabaall 66	Aardalen 21	Aas 82	Aas 86	Birkeland lille 87	Birkeland nedre 89	Birkelandsbakken 35	Birkenes 44	Bjorbæk 16	Bjorhus 18	Bjorvand 46	Bjørkelien 31	Dalene 44	Djubedalen 3	Espegren 9	Fjeldskaar 59	Flaa vestre 65	Flaa østre 13	Fladen 38	Flakk 19	Følsvand 1	Grødum 76	Haabbesland nedre 58	Hagestad 88	Hamrene 84	Haugelien 13	Have 47	Hellerslien 67	Holte nedre 39	Homslien 23	Husebakken 36	Huset 14	Høielt 71	Jamsland 38	Kamperhaug 60	Kjærestrøm 48	Kjøntveid 8	Klep 25	Klep ytre 43	Knapholt 40	Laudal 5	Lauvaasen 56	Lien 12	Lone 2	Mjøllemoen 33	Moen 32	Mollestad vestre 36	Mollestad østre 51	Mosfjeld vestre 6	Møretraa 41	Natveid 42	Natveiddalen 29	Odderdalen 88	Osekleven 67	Promsnes 17	Raen 30	Ramselien 45	Refstad 69	Refstein 64	Rislaa 83	Risvand 81	Risvigen 15	Rogsland 20	Rosseland 10	Røinaas, ytre 7	Sagen 61	Sennumstad 27	Sirekilen 57	Slogedal 74	Slottet 26	Smørhul 73	Solberg 54	Spjode 31	Stafjeld 34	Steffensvold 22	Steinsland 70	Steinsvand 24	Stølen 24	Svaland 63	Sønningen 91	Tveide 55	Tveiden 37	Uglandskogen 62	Uren 49	Vadraas 28	Vasbotn 90	Vasbotn 53	Vatnebu 72	Vinsland 91	Voldene 50	Øievand 80	Østerhus nordre 79	Østerhus vestre 78	Østerhus østre med Tellehaugen 75	Øveland

Probate Records
Nedenes judicial district *1640-1824 Family History Library *1698-1826 Digitalarkivet

Sand (Vestre Nedenes) judicial district to 1824 *1826-1879 Family History Library *1826-1907 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes deanery *1693-1811 Family History Library *1693-1811 Digitalarkivet