Sør-Trøndelag County, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Sør-Trøndelag ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Sør-Trøndelag (help·info) is a county in the area Trøndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic ocean), and to the east is Sweden. The county is separated into a northern and southern part by Trondheimsfjorden. Slightly over 200 000 of the population lives in Trondheim and its suburbs. The Norwegian dialect of the region is Trøndersk.

Government Offices and Sites

 * Sør-Trøndelag fylke

Church Records/Civil Registration

 * These are the most important records you will use, and a majority of your research will be found in them. All civil registration was kept by the church parishes until 2012.
 * 1812-1938 Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1815-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1815-1938 Norway Church Records, 1815-1938 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Digitalarkivet: Digitized parish registers of Sør-Trøndelag
 * Norway Indexed parish register transcriptions
 * The FamilySearch Library has microfilms for all Sør-Trøndelag parish registers up to about 1920. These can be viewed at the library or at a Family Histor Center near you.
 * By clicking on the parish links above, you may find direct links to all the records for that parish.
 * You do not have to be fluent in Norwegian. These records use a very limited, specialized vocabulary that is easy to learn. For help reading and interpreting theses records, see:
 * Norwegian Genealogical Word List
 * Norway Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available


 * [[Media:Parish_Register_Headings_for_Norway.pdf|Parish Register Headings for Norway]]: This pdf gives the translation of headings for the records in different time periods.  When a record is written with labeled columns it is much easier to search. Much of the material you read in each column will just be names and dates, since the meaning of those names (child, parents, godparents, minister) only has to be read once, in the column heading.


 * For more detail on the contents of these records and how to use them, see Norway Church Records and Norway Civil Registration.

Cemeteries
The Genealogical Society of Norway (DIS-Norge) has started a country-wide project to index and take photos of cemeteries throughout Norway. The project began in April 2004 and has the ability to include: a full transcription of the tombstone, aphoto of the tombstone, and sometimes a transcription of the burial records recorded by Norwegian church vergers.

This database, which includes more than 2.4 million registered entries, contains many Sør-Trøndelag cities and parishes; including cemeteries located in Hitra and Orkdal. The project is updated frequently, and shows what records are being published to the website by place. The database can be searched in English, and can be searched by cemetery, name or place. While it is not a fully comprehensive database, it has excellent information for those who are searching in these specific areas.

The website can be found here: DIS-Norge: Gravminner i Norge

Census Records

 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801 (Sør-Trøndelag). Index to the 1801 census for Trondheim and Sør-Trøndelag County. Listed by Given name, Surname, farm name and by parish. This index is avaialble on microfiche at the FamilySearch Library.
 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801 (Sør-Trøndelag). The 1801 census for Trondheim and Sør -Trøndelag County is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801 (Sør-Trøndelag). Printed version of the 1801 census for Trondheim and Sør-Trøndelag County  is available on microfiche at the FamilySearch Library.


 * Prestemanntall 1664 - 1666 (Parish priest's)
 * Fogdemanntall 1664-1666 (Bailiff's)
 * Manntall 1701
 * 1801 Census
 * 1865 Census; also at — How to Use this Collection
 * 1875 Census Partial
 * at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1885 Census (cities only)
 * 1891 Census
 * 1900 Census
 * 1910 Census
 * Kommunal folketelling 1925 for 1601 Trondheim kjøpstad

Land Records
1886 and 1838 land registers are found at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre. These are Excel files, which can be downloaded. The give the name of the farm, the farm owner, and the amount of tax. Both farms and sub-farms are included.

Military Records

 * Militærrulle 1761 for 1. Trondhjemske infanteriregiment sendt til Holstein
 * Militærrulle 1762 for 1. Trondhjemske infanteriregiment sendt til Holstein
 * Militærrulle 1745 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske regiment sendt til Danmark
 * Militærrulle 1758 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske regiment, reservesoldater
 * Militærrulle 1765 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske regiment, hovedlegd
 * Militærrulle 1770 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske infanteriregiment, grenaderer
 * Militærrulle 1761 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske Regiment, reserveungtmannskap
 * Militærrulle 1771 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer
 * Militærrulle 1772 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer
 * Militærrulle 1773 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer
 * Militærrulle 1774 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer
 * Militærrulle 1775 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer
 * Militærrulle 1776 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer og musketerer
 * Militærrulle 1777 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer og musketer
 * Militærrulle 1778 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer og musketerer
 * Militærrulle 1779 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer og musketerer
 * Militærrulle 1780 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer og musketerer
 * Militærrulle 1789 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment, grenaderer og musketerer
 * Militærrulle 1769 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment
 * Militærrulle 1746 for Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske nasjonale infanteriregiment
 * Militærrulle 1769-1772 for Overhaldske kompani, grenaderer
 * Militærrulle 1728 for Inderøyiske kompani
 * Militærrulle 1727 for Ytterøy kompani i 1. Trondhjemske infanteriregiment
 * Militærrulle 1756 over Ytterøy livkompani i 1. Trondhjemske najonale infanteriregiment
 * Soldatmanntall 1748 for Overhalla
 * Militærrulle 1756 for Overhalla
 * Militærrulle 1761 for Overhalla, ungtmannskap
 * Soldatmanntall 1780 for Overhalla
 * Rulle for Sparboiske kompani 1728
 * Militærrulle 1846 for Inderøyske kompani
 * Militærrulle 1811 for Inderøy kompani

Passenger Lists

 * Emigranter over Trondheim 1867-1930

Probate Records

 * Digitised probate records for Sør-Trøndelag county
 * 1640-1903 at FamilySearch; index — How to Use this Collection