Gildeskål Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Gildeskål clerical district contains parish registers from Gildeskål parish with Saura chapel. Included Beiarn parish until 1856.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Gildeskål: 1805-1837, 1862-1926

Gildeskål / Beiarn: 1748-1804, 1821-1841

Gildeskål / Gildeskål: 1773-1804, 1820-1899, 1909-1943

Gildeskål / Gildeskål, Saura: 1900-1911

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Gildeskål clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database


 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Gildeskål clerical district includes the parishes of Rødøy, Meløy, Gildeskål, Træna and Lurøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.


 * Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Gildeskål clerical districtis available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Gildeskål clerical district includes the parishes of Gildeskål and Beiarn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen 1845, Gildeskål prestegjeld (Nordland). The 1845 census for Gildeskål clerical district includes the parishes of Gildeskål and Beiarn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Gildeskål clerical district 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.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Gildeskål 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.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Gildeskål clerical district 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.


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

Farm Names
36 Aagnes, 80 Alsvik, 21 Alten, 81 Arnøen, 45 Asgotsletten, 14 Ausa, 43 Breivik, 23 Dal, 54 Ertenvaag, 90 Femris nordre, 92 Femris søndre, 4 Finnes, 57 Finset nordre, 20 Finset søndre, 83 Fleina, 84 Fleinvær, 9 For nedre, 10 For øvre, 42 Forsaa, 43 Forsaadalen, 88 Fugløen, 78 Følvik, 26 Gildeskaal, 18 Gilset, 8 Gjerde, 1 Grimstad, 68 Grytvik, 13 Grøtset, 41 Havn, 69 Horsdal, 70 Hustad, 12 Høgsetdalen, 82 Ilsøen, 25 Indyr, 24 Jelstad, 25 Karivik, 47 Kjelling, 29 Kjelvolden, 86 Kjønnøen, 46 Kjøpstad, 32 Klikvik, 59 Klubstein, 61 Kransvik, 79 Kringlen, 82 Krokholmen, 64 Kummeren, 65 Kvarsnes, 66 Kvarsvik, 16 Laksaadalen, 76 Lauklien, 5 Leikvolden, 31 Leirvik, 71 Lekanger ,85 Løksøen, 73 Maarnes, 2 Mevik, 87 Mevær ,67 Morsdal, 30 Myklebostad, 6 Novik, 53 Nygaard, 28 Odden, 55 Okslien, 25 Oldervik, 17 Opsal, 15 Oterstranden, 74 Ravik, 51 Røsnes, 75 Sandhornet, 62 Sandnes nordre, 91 Sandnes søndre, 29 Sandnes østre, 79 Sandvik, 52 Saura, 19 Seljeset, 34 Sirivik, 72 Sjøbakken,49 Skaalsvik, 21 Skavold, 22 Skavolddalen, 63 Skjelvik, 87 Skora, 11 Sletvolden, 39 Stien, 37 Storaamoen, 3 Storvik, 27 Sund, 40 Sundsfjord, 77 Sæter, 56 Telnes, 44 Tind, 35 Tverlien, 72 Vaag, 60 Vaatvik, 11 Valle, 38 Vashaugmoen, 7 Vigdel, 33 Vindvik, 58 Øijorden, 27 Ørvolden

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