Kråkstad Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Akershus County &gt; Kråkstad

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Kråkstad prestegjeld (clerical district).Contains parish registers from the parishes Kråkstad (Krogstad) and Ski (Schie). Parish registers from 1736-1944.

Digitized images of parish registers online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives].

Kråkstad: 1736-1906

Kråkstad/Kråkstad: 1880-1969

Kråkstad/Ski: 1880-1969

Census Records
1664-1666:  Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. This census for Kråkstad prestegjeld (clerical distirct) includes the parishes of Ski and Kråkstad and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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.

1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. This census for Kråkstad prestegjeld (clerical distirct) includes the parishes of Ski and Kråkstad and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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.

1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge  The 1801 census for Kråkstad prestegjeld (clerical distirct) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census (b. 6) for Kråkstad clerical district includes Kråkstad and Ski parishes. 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". This census is also available online at the Digital Archives(Digitalarkivet) in Norway.

1865:  Folketælling 31 December 1865 The 1865 census for Kråkstad prestegjeld (clerical distirct) includes the parishes of Kråkstad and Ski and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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. Also available online at the Digital Archives(Digitalarkivet) as well as The Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø in Norway.

1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Kråkstad prestegjeld (clerical district) includes the parishes of Kråkstad and Ski and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 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. The 1900 census for Kråkstad prestegjeld (clerical distirct) includes the parishes of Kråkstad and Ski and 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 the Digital Archives(Digitalarkivet) as well as at The Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø in Norway.

1910: Foketelling for Norge, started 1 Dec 1910. The 1910 census for the parishes of Kråkstad and Ski in Kråkstad prestegjeld (clerical distirct) is available online at Digital Archives(Digitalarkivet) as well as at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Books
The Family History Library has. It is a history of Kråkstad in Akershus county and the farms surrounding it with some genealogies.

Volume two is now available as a downloadable PDF file on the internet Kråkstad

Probate Records
1680-1900: Records are found in Follo judicial district.