Brønnøy Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Brønnøy clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Brønnøy with Brønnøysund and Sømna (Vik) until 1901. Included the parishes Vassås and Solstad in Bindal clerical district until 1815 and Nøstvik (Naustvik) parish until 1875 when it became Velfjord clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Brønnøy: 1677-1724

Brønnøy / Brønnøy: 1669-1677, 1719-1918

Brønnøy / Naustvik: 1834-1874

Brønnøy / Solstad: 1677-1819

Brønnøy / Sømna: 1677-1718, 1752-1883

Brønnøy / Vega: 1720-1725

Brønnøy / Velfjord: 1677-1833, 1838-1883

Brønnøy / Vik: 1834-1912

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall. Available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1664-1666: Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Brønnøy clerical district includes the parishes of Brønnøy, Sømna, Bindal, Vassås, and Solstad and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1701: Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Brønnøy clerical district includes the parishes of Brønnøy, Vega, Velfjord, Bindal and Sømna and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet at Inderøy fogderi og Namdal fogderi.


 * 1801: Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Brønnøy clerical district includes the parishes of Bindal, Brønnøy, Somna, Vassås, Solstad and Velfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Brønnøy clerical district includes the parishes of Brønnøy, Sømna, and Velfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Brønnøy clerical district includes the parishes of Brønnøy and Sømna and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: Folketellingen for Norge. The 1891 census for Brønnøy clerical district includes the parishes of Brønnøy and Sømne and is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Brønnøy clerical district includes the parishes of Brønnøy and Sømne and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Brønnøy is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
Farm numbers and names as listed in Rugg's Norwegian Farm Names about 1900 are as follows:

85 Aunet 100 Bolvær, 104 Brønnø, 91 Burøen  81 Eide  96 Fjelsøen  92 Helløen, 90 Hensteinen, 112 Horn  87 Kjølsøen, 77 Kraaknes, 78 Krokaaen, 95 Kvaløen, 90 Kversteinen, 90 Kvitingan  110 Lund  109 Mo, 106 Mossem  94 Nordhus  89 Ormøen  74 Reinfjord lille, 76 Rodal, 99 Rødhyllen  105 Salhus, 97 Saltkjelmarken, 111 Sandvik, 98 Sauren, 83 Skaaren, 107 Skarsaas, 82 Skille, 79 Skomo, 88 Svinøen,, 84 Syltren  108 Tilrem, 93 Tofte, 90 Torget indre, 91 Torget ytre, 101 Torgnes, 90 Torgværet, 75 Trælnes, 86 Trælvik  103 Varholmen, 78 Vedal, 102 Verholmen, 107 Vikran

Farm names as listed in Hasselberg; Nicolaisen; Berglund, ; et al. Brønnøy Gård og Slekt I. in 2009 are as follows:

Andersvikmoen, Asphaugen, Aspvollen Bekkestranda, Bekkevoll, Berg, Bjønvika, Bjørnvika, Bortigården, Breistranda, Breivika, Brobakken  Dalen, Dalmoen  Eide, Elvebakken, Elvesletten  Fagerbakken, Fagerheim, Fjellgåsnes, Fjøsdalen, Flatmoen, Flatåsen, Fredheim  Gottålsvika, Gurodalen  Hattvollen, Hauan, Haugen, Hauglund, Heimen, Heimergården, Hestneshaugmoen, Hestnesmoen  I Gården, Indre Skomo  Jamtstuvollen, Jarholmen, Jektvikmoen, Jensheim  Karijord, Karket, Klaus Einarsenplassen, Kroknes, Krokå Mølle, Krokåbakken, Krokåodden, Krokåstranda, Kråknes  Leitvollen, Less-Karket, Liafjellet, Lie, Lien, Lille Reinfjord, Lilleåsen, Linsætet, Losjerende, Lundåkeren  Mellomgården, Miltvollan, Moan, Moen, Myrvoll, Myrå, Møllehusdalen, Mørk  Nergården, Nergården, Ner-Stakkstøen, Neset, Norddelen, Nordgården, Nordmarka, Nordnes, Nordsletten, Nybø, Nygård, NyheimNylænden, Nystad, Nævervika  Olausplassen, Osneset  Plassen, Plukkdalen  Raklev, Reinfjord Lille, Rodal  Sakariasplassen, Samer, Sandesmoen, Sandnes, Sandnesmoen, Sandsåe, Saraplassen, Sjøhaugen, Sjøha, Sugmoen, Sjøstranda, Sjøvollen, Sjånes, Skaret, Skill, Skille, Skillsjøen, Skillvika, Skomo Indre, Skomo Ytre, Sletten, Solhaug, Solhaugen, Solheim, Sollid, Stakkstøen, Stallhugen, Stangnes, Stangnesodden, Storvika, Strand, Stranda, Strømsneset, Strømsås, Svartdalen, Sørvika, Sørvollan  Tangen, Taralddalen, Torvhaugen, Trappen, Trettneset, Trælnes, Trælnesengan, Trælnessjøen Selten, Trøan, Tverrstrandmo  Vedal, Vedalsjøen  Ytre Skomo  Øvergården  Åsheim

Farm names as listed in Mathisen; Miller; Holand: Flatås, ; et al. Brønnøy Gård og Slekt II. in 2011 are as follows:

Aunet Bakken, Berget, Brakholmen, Brattåsen, Buhaugen, Buheim, Buholmen, Buvika, Buvollen, Buøya  Der Søre  Fagerbakken, Fagerli, Flatvika, Flåten, Fredly  Galtneset, Gammelgården, Gjeltbånnan, Gullvika, Gården  Hans Jonsåplassen, Hatten Indre, Hatten Ytre, Hatten-Inner, Hatten-Ytter, Hattlia, Hattskaret, Haugen, Havnholmen, Henstein, Heståsen, Horsøya, Hågen-parten  I Gården, Indre Hatten, Indre Torget, Inner-Hatten, Innervika  Jon-Parten, Jul-Parten  Kjølsøya, Kjønvika, Klavin, Kverstein, Kvitingan  Langstranda, Langåsen, Laukvika, Lavollen, Lillehaugen  Matholmen, Mjøsungene, Myren, Møllevika, Mølnhusskogen  Nausthaugen, Nergården,Nerhaugen,Ner-Stokkvollen, Nordbuøya, Nordgården, Nordhusengan, Nordparten, Nordparten-Onstein  Olderhaugen, Onstein, Onstein-Nordparten, Onstein-Sørparten, Ormøya, Oterbekken, Otervika  Rasmusplassen  Salen, Sandøya, Sjøstranda, Skaftet, Skomoholmen, Skåka, Skåren, Slytren, Slåttvika, Småvikran, Småvikran Buøya, Solbakken, Solheim, Stokkholmen, Stokkvollen, Stokkvollen Sør, Stokkvollen-Ner, Svenøya, Sylteren, Syltergården, Sørgården, Sørparten, Sørparten-Onstein  Torget Indre, Torghatten, Torgvær, Tronenget, Trælvika, Trælvikodden  Valøya, Vesterøya, Vestvågen, Vollan, Vollen  Ytre Hatten, Ytter-Hatten, Yttervollen  Øvergården, Øverhaugen  Åsheim

Farm names as listed in Mathisen; Miller; Holand: Flatås, ; et al. Brønnøy Gård og Slekt III. in 2013 are as follows:

Bakkan, Bakken, Ballsaren, Bergan, Bolvær, Budder, Bugjerdet, Burøya, Burøya Nordre, Burøya Søndre, Bækkesletten, Bærøya Dammen  Einvollen, Engan, Engavollen, Engebakkan, Engen Myren, Esjeøy  Fjellshaug, Fjellsøya, Fjellsøyodden, Fjellsøyvika  Gangstøen, Gjerdet, Gården  Haugen, Heia, Helløya, Hestholmen, Hestmarka, Holmstranda, Hovden, Hovdvika, Husøya  Kjerringberget, Kobbvika, Korngården, Krokvika, Krongården, Krongården Østre, Kvaløya, Kvaløyholmen, Kåvika  Langøya, Laukholmen, Laundervika, Leirvika, Lille Måsøya, Lille Torgnes, Lyngøya, Løvvika  Maasmyra, Mellom-stranda, Moen, Myren, Måsøya  Nedreberget, Ner-Ballsaren, Nergården, Nesset, Nord-Aun, Nord-Burøya, Nord-Hestmarka, Nordhus, Nordhusberget, Nordhusenget, Nordhushaugen, Nordnes, Nord-Sauren, Nord-Slåttøya, Nordstranda, Nordvika, Nyrud  Osgjerdet  Porkholmen  Rabben, Rognholmen, Rødhylla  Saltermarka, Saltkjelmarka, Sanden, Sauren, Saurvika, Seljestranda, Sjøhaugen, Sjøskaret, Sjåvika, Skaret, Skjevika, Slåttøya, Slåttøya Nord, Slåttøya Sør, Småvær, Solbakken, Solhaug, Steinholmen, Store Torgnes, Storhaugen, Storsann, Storøya, Strandmyra, Støbet, Sør-Aun, Sør-Burøya, Sør-Hestmarka, Sørholmen, Sørnes, Sør-Sauren, Sør-Slåttøya, Sørstranda, Sørvika  Toft, Tofthaugen, Toftodden, Toftsjøen, Torget Ytre, Torgnes Lille, Torgnes Store, Torgnesstranda, Torgnesvika, Torgnesvika, Torgskaret, Torgvikran-Nergården,Torgvikran-Øvergården, Torgvær, Trappen, Tyvika  Uttorgflesa, Uttorgflesa Fyrvesenet, Utvika  Varholmen, Verholmen, Vestmarka, Vikran, Været  Ytre Torget  Øver-Ballsaren, Øverberget, Øvergården

Probate Records
1686-1878: Probates are found in Helgeland judicial district.

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery

1686-1780: Index to probates from. An extraction of the probate records from 1686 to 1780 for Altsahaug, Nordland, Norway.