Beiarn Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Beiarn clerical district contains parish registers from the parish Beiarn which was separated from Gildeskål clerical district in 1856. For earlier records see Gildeskål clerical district. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Beiarn: 1837-1936

Beiarn / Beiarn: 1887-1901

Gildeskål: 1805-1837, 1862-1926

Gildeskål / Beiarn: 1748-1804, 1821-1841

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. Available online at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1664-1666: Fogdenes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. Available online at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1701: Manntallet 1701. Available online at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1801, 1845 see Gildeskål clerical district.


 * 1865: Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Beiarn clerical district 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.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: Folketellingen for kongeriget Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Beiarn 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.
 * 1891: Folketellingen for Norge. Available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900: Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Beiarn 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 Beiarn is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
The following farm names were extracted from Hansen, M.B.; Troli, Alfred; laastad, Jorunn; Slektsbok for Beiarn, (Bodø: 1979):

1 Aa, 5 Agnesli, 49 Arstad, Aspelund, Asplem 2 Bjerklien, 24 Blaamolien, 25 Blaamones, 52 Breivik, 53 Breivikdalen  48 Dokmo  4 Egilsvik, 46 Eiterjorden, 54 Evjen  Fiskosen, 17 Frostos, Furumo, Furunes  Galtåg og Galtågdal, 38 Graataanes  27 Hammernes, 26 Hammernes lille, Haugmo, 42 Hemminghytten, Hestnes, 39 Høiforsslet  20 Israelsbak  Kjellåslett, 11 Kvæl, 37 Kyskmoen, Kysknes  35 Laksosnes og Nygård, Larsos, 29 Laukslet lille, 32 Laukslet store, 31 Leiraamoen, 33 Lillejorden  Massingmo, 10 Moldjorden, Molid, 15 Molien  12 Navjorden, Ness, 7 Nordland  44 Os, 18 Osbak  19 Ramsgjel, 36 Reingaarden, Rengård (Brannheia), Rønnabakk  3 Sandmoen, 8 Sandvik, 14 Savjorden, 13 Selfors, 28 Skigamslet, 9 Soløijorden, 30 Staupaamoen, Steinåmo, Storhaug, 16 Storjorden, 43 Stormfjeld, 34 Stormyrhals, 45 Strand, 51 Svartnes  Tiurdal, 22 Tollaadalen, Tolladal Nedre, Tolladal Øvre, 21 Tollaaen, Tollåli, Tollånes, 40 Troaalien, Troli Nordre, Troli Sondre, Troåbakk, Trones, 50 Tvervik, Tverånes, 23 Tyvaasletten- Solbakk, Tyvåli  47 Vold  6 Øines, Øvernes  Åg

Probate Records
1713-1877: Probates are found in Salten judicial district.

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery

Historical Society
Beiarn Historielag