Porsgrunn Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Porsgrunn clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Østre Porsgrunn (East Porsgrunn) and Vestre Porsgrunn (West Porsgrunn). West Porsgrunn was separated from Solum clerical district and East Porsgrunn from Eidanger clerical district in 1763. For earlier records see the above mentioned clerical districts.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the church books, 1764-1929.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Porsgrunn: 1729, 1764-1969

Vestre Porsgrunn: 1764-1814, 1847-1915

Porsgrunn / Østre Porsgrunn: 1764-1814, 1817-1915

Solum: 1701-1966

Eidanger: 1695-1849, 1859-1913, 1919-1969

Probate Records
1665-1869: Probates may be found in Bamble judicial district.

1666-1880: Probates may be found in Skien judicial district.

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

Østre Porsgrunn was separated from Bamble Judicial district and added to Skien and Porsgrunn in 1807.