Fosnes Parish, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Fosnes clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Fosnes, Otterøy (Vik) with Salen chapel, Sævik (Klinga) until 1823 and Flatanger (Halmøy) until 1870. Sævik parish became part of Overhalla (Ranem) clerical district in 1820.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Fosnes: 1751-1887

Fosnes / Fosnes: 1815-1830, 1887-1910

Fosnes / Halmøy: 1689-1738, 1815-1830

Fosnes / Klinga: 1689-1697, 1815-1824

Fosnes / Otterøy: 1887-1903

Fosnes / Sævik: 1815-1818

Fosnes / Vik: 1693-1738, 1815-1830

Census Records

 * '''Vicar's Census 1664-1666, no. 34: Namdal deanery Family History Library INTL Film 122976 Item 1< Family History Library INTL Film 122976 Item 2 and online at Digital Archives.


 * '''Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 19: Fosen fogderi, Inderøy fogderi, Selbu fogderi, Namdal fogderi and Stjørdal fogderi Family History Library INTL Film 122981 Item 2 and online at Digital Archives.


 * '''Census (manntall) 1701, no. 15: Inderøy fogderi and Namdal fogderi Family History Library INTL Film 122985 Item 1, also available online at Digital Archives.


 * The 1801 census for Fosnes clerical district includes Fosnes, Otterøy, Sævik, and Flatanger parishes. Microfilmed records are found at the Family History Library. A database is available at Digitalarkivet. (Digital Archives)
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865 Census for Fosnes clerical district includes Fosnes, Otterøy and Flatanger parishes. Microfilmed images are found at the Family History Library. A database is available at Digitalarkivet. (Digital Archives)
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 Census for Fosnes  clerical district can be found at the Family History Library. It includes Fosnes, Otterøy, Sævik, and Flatanger parishes. Also include online database Digital Archives.


 * 1891 census for Fosnes Digital Archives.


 * 1900 Census for Fosnes clerical district includes Fosnes, Otterøy and Sævik. Microfilmed images are found at the Family History Library. A database is available at Digitalarivet. (Digital Archives)


 * 1910 census for Fosnes 1910 Census for Fosnes 

Farm Names
58 Aarbuan 36 Aglin 49 Aunet 2 Baardviken 52 Bergem 42 Brakstad 59 Breksillan  45 Dun  65 Eiden  47 Faksdal 38 Finnanger 43 Fosnes 43 Frendal  51 Gjesset  63 Hende 50 Holvik 41 Hov  59 Inderbotnet  37 Jevik 55 Jønviken  60 Kjelbotnet 59 Kjelneset 72 Kvernvik  68 Leisaak 48 Letvik  62 Mo 35 Moflesen 44 Moldvik 57 Myrvik  56 Nufsfjord  69 Reppen  64 Saksen 40 Sandvik 53 Seierstad 59 Skjelhagen 43 Skogøen 67 Skrøivstad 46 Steine 66 Strømmen  61 Tingstaden 39 Tranaas  55 Ugset  54 Vedøen 70 Vestgaarden  71 Østtun

Probate Records
1656-1863: Probates are found in Namdal judicial district.

1703-1815: Clerical probates are found in Namdal Deanery