Brevik Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Brevik clerical district contains parish registers from Brevik parish. It was separated from Eidanger clerical district in 1861. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Brevik: 1706-1969

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

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Bamle (Bamble) fogderi b. 6 was for Eidanger clerical district. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. Bamle (Bamble) prosti census was taken by the local parish priests. Eidanger clerical district included Brevik, and Siljan (Slemdal) parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122968 Item 5

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark prosti, Nedre Telemark prosti, Bamble prosti, Manntall 12, 1664 - 1666.


 * 1725 Census 1725 Sjeleregister for Eidanger sogn i Eidanger prestegjeld (Telemark) It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 1694685 Item 2


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census (b. 30) for Eidanger clerical district included Siljan parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 1. The 1801 census (b. 31) for Brevik city lists the street name and number, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation Film 122998 Item 4. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 0813 Eidanger


 * 1845 Census The 1845 census for Brevik parish in Brevik clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 3.


 * 1855 Census The 1855 census for Brevik parish in Brevik clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 4.


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Brevik City is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123169 Items 1-2. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 0804 Brevik


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Brevik City is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 255553.


 * 1885 Census The 1875 census for Brevik City is online as a database at Digitalarkivet. Folketellingen 1885 for Brevik


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Brevik City is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 275748-275750. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 0804 Brevik


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Probate Records
Bamble judicial district *1665-1869 Family History Library *1665-1852 Digitalarkivet

Telemark and Bamble deanery *1696-1806 Family History Library *1696-1806 Digitalarkivet