Gransherad Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Grandherad clerical district contains the parish registers for the parishes Gransherad and Hovin. Gransherad clerical district was established in 1859 when Gransherad was separated form Hjartdal clerical district and Hovin from Tinn clerical district. See Hjartdal and Tinn clerical districts for earlier records.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Gransherad: 1859-1915, 1919-1972

Gransherad / Gransherad: 1815-1916

Gransherad / Hovin: 1800-1921

Hjartdal: 1685-1714, 1730, 1716-1814, 1844-1879, 1919-1969

Tinn: 1717-1734, 1730, 1757-1814, 1844-1878, 1914-1969

Census Records
For earlier census records see Hjartdal.

1865 Census Gransherad clerical district included Hovin parish. This census is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 123160 Item 3. It is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 0824 Gransherred.

1875 Census Gransherad clerical district included Hovin parish. This census is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 255722.

1900 Census Gransherad clerical district included Hovin parish. This census is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Films 275262 and 275263. It is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 0824 Gransherred and 1900-telling for 0825 Hovin.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center.

Probate Records
1667-1757: Probates may be found in Nedre Telemark

1757-1866: Probates may be found in Øvre Telemark judicial district.

1696-1806: Probates may be found in Nedre Telemark Deanery.

1753-1817: Clerical probates may be found in Øvre Telemark Deanery.