Høland Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Høland (Løken), Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Høland (Løken) prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers for the parishes Høland (Løken), Søndre Høland (Hemnes) and Setskog (Sitskogen) in Høland clerical district. Parish registers from 1719 until 1933.

Digitized parish registers online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Census Records
1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Høland prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farm owners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete. It is also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).

1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  The 1664-1666 census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete. It is also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).

1701: Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken. It is also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).

1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1801 census (b. 7) for Høland clerical district includes Høland, Søndre Høland, and Setskog parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

A typewritten edition with indexes is available on microfiche. It is called "Mikrokortutgåva av 1801-teljina".

It is also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

1865:; Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1865 census includes the parishes of Høland, Søndre Høland and Setskog in Høland prestegjeld (clerical district). This census contains the person's name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. This census is also available online at the Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Center at the University of Tromsø in Norway.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Høland prestegjeld (clerical district) includes the parishes of Høland, Søndre Høland and Setskog. This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. it is also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at The Norwegian Historical Data Center at the University of Tromsø in Norway.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 census for Høland Digital Archives
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Høland prestegjeld (clerical distirct) includes the parishes of Høland, Søndre Høland and Setskog and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. It is also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) as well at The Historical Data Center at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

1910: The 1910 census is available online at the Digital Archives as well as at The Norwegian Historical Data Center at the University of Tromsø in Norway.


 * The census of 1801, 1865, 1875 (index only), 1891, 1910 (index only) are also available at Ancestry($).

Farm Books
Løwe, Gunn Cathrine Varder; Ottesen, Odd, 1957; Wennemo, Arnfinn: . It has farm histories and genealogical information on their residents in Høland and Setskog, Akershus co., Norway.

Faye, Gabriel Smith, 1806-: Bidrag til Hølands menighets og præsters historie

Farm Names
Gårds- og slektshistorie for Høland og Setskog vol. 1

MAIN FARMS: Sub-farms.

STAKABY: Bråten, Digernes (Neset), Engen, Fallet, Gjershaugen eller Kulterud,  Rørvik, Stakabu, Stolpevika, Vangen.

KOLSTAD; Bekken, Brudal, Engen eller Kolstadengen, Fossli, Fossum, Kalveneset, Kolstad,   Kolstadøya, Mortøya, Sætra eller Kolstadsætra,  Vika.

SKJEGGENES; Neset, Skjeggenes. Sørli, Vestby, Øya.

FLÅTUKKEN: Bråten/Spikerhøyden,  Flåtukken, Holmedal, Lysaker, Lystad,  Moen-Nymoen,

Rakkestadsætra, Tromåsen, Vestli.

BOLSTAD: Bolstad, Fagersand, Moen, Nygård, Spjutvik, Sætra-Kjersundsætra.

GÅSVIKEN: Delingsby, Fleskeslora, Gåsviken, Gåsviksætra, Hallangstua, Holen,  Krokvassheie, Mortegropa, Svartberg, Åserud.

KALDAKER: Bjørknes, Buer, Fagerlien, Fjell, Furunes, Gullhaug, Heggedal, Heimro, Holm, Holtet,  Løkka, Løkken,  Oppheim,  Skjønhaug, Solberg,  Stensrud,  Årnes, Åsen,

KINNESTAD: Blakkestad, Furuli,  Galgeholtet, Hage, Hauger, Holmen, Kinnestad, Kinnestadsætra, Lia, Linnerud, Lund,  Malnes, Moseby,  Myrvoll, Neset Kinnestadneset, Nordby, Olberg, Ringstad, Setskog, Skogtun, Vangen,  Velta, Åsnes,

GRAVHOLT: Gran, Graverholt, Slora, Steinby.

HVERVEN: Aurbakk, Bråten (Iversbråten), Gulltjernmoen, Haugen, Hverven, Langsrud,  Nyborg, Oddevald, Tjernsmo, Urvasslia.

GLØTTA: Alders Hvile, Basserud, Bergheim, Eikeheilia, Gløttaengen, Gløtta, Gløtta Grasmoen,  Grasmoen, Pynten, Saga, Skogli, Solvik, Vik, Østby, Åser.

TANGEN: Eikeheia, Eikeheie, Eikeheisætra, Krogstad, Søjåker, Tangen.

FAGERMOEN: By - Moseby,  Fagermoen, Fagermosætre, Fallet, Gullberg, Haukelund, Lasserud, Myrås, Lasserud, Ringvold, Rønningen.

BUNES: Bunessætra, Fossen, Halvorsrud, Haugen, Kjelvei.

ÅMOT: Barkul, Bråten, Bådalen, Eiet, Fallet, Gadderud, Høgdesætra, Køya, Ladeholen, Linholen, Moen eller Sætermoen, Sagstuen, Settemoen, Sjøberg, Stubberud, Sætra, Veiby, Ødegården,  Åmot

Gårds- og slektshistorie for Høland og Setskog vol. 2

KJELLE: Borstad, Hvitmyren, Kjelle, Myrvoll, Nyberget, Nyhus, Solhaug.

EID EIDSVERKET: Bernhus-Bergenhus, Bernhus, Brustad, Bråten, Eid, Eidsverket, Fallet, Hage, Hagelund, Haugen eller Mjølnerhaugen, Holtet,  Jordet, Katterud, Lia, Møllerhaugen, Pettersborg, Pålsrud, Sand,  Smedstuen eller Smedhaugen.

HEBEKK: Enerhaugen, Enerud, Holen, Høybråte, Ilebekk, Jonsrud, Jordet,  Kongsenghaugen, Sandvika, Skjønhaug, Studøiet, Taiet, Øverby. ILEBEKK MELLOM: Berger, Hagen, Holen, Lier, Lillehol.

ILEBEKK SØNDRE: Haugen (Nordehaugen), Haugen (Sørhaugen), Håby, Ilemyra, Lang, Myrvang.

ØSKEN: Fallet,  Jonsrud, Mansås, Moen, Nordby, Nyheim, Øsken.

DRØVERUD (DRAUERUD): Voldhaug.

RINGSTAD: Engen, Keiserud, Koppås, Lysaker, Ringstad, Smedsrud, Stasenga, Sørli, Sætra.

MAURTUEN: Haugerud, Høkstad, Sæterskogen.

KLAVA: Ballerud, Granli, Klava, Moen, Vestli.

KINGSRUD: Friheden, Holmen, Høglund, Kingsrud, Langbrekke, Melleby - Fagerli, Mellomneset, Nordengen, Verkstuen.

BRANGERUD: Bakketun, Bergli og Rognaas, Brangerud, Daleby, Rogner, Vigeby eller Veiby.

GREPPERUD NORDRE: Bråten, Engen Ødegården, Eriksrud, Grepperudjordet, Jordet, Sandbo, Vesterud.

SLORBAK: Gunhildrud, Slorbak.

Gårds- og slektshistorie for Høland og Setskog vol. 3

GARSVIK: Garsvik,  Havnås, Myrvoll, Skjønhaug.

GROMSRUD: Bråten, Gromsenborg, Gromsrudsætra, Hellerud/Hellebakken, Skolestuen, Smedstuen, Sørli.

KNOLL: Granerud, Haugen, Hellebakken, Leirdalen, Lillehaugen/Veslehaugen, Myrvoll, Nordli, Sandaker, Sandbakken, Åserud.

KOMNES VESTRE: Vestby.

KOMNES ØSTRE: Bråten/Skorsteinsbråten, Ransberg, Skovholt Skolestua.

HORNÅS: Evensrud, Gullberg, Halvorsrud, Hornåseng,  Maltjernmoen Moen, Melby, Årnes.

RUUD ØVRE: Bergerud, Eriksrud, Hagen, Kvernhaugen, Sannerud.

SKAMO: Bråten, Hauger, Haugerud (Fløtningstykket).

BURHOL: Burholhagen/Hegen/Hage, Dalhaug, Engen, Frilund, Hagen, Hones, Jensrud, Langset, Lund, Taiet.

SKREPSTAD VESTRE: Bråten, Dalby, Furulund, Jensrud, Holtet, Jegerstuen/Kristiansborg, Skrepstad, Vestre Kalinborg/Kalundbråten, Sletner.

SKREPSTAD NORDRE: Alfheim, Bekkhytta,  Bergan, Bjørkelangen, Bøglarhult, Eng, Granby, Hovland, Linderud, Nordby, Nordre Linderud, Norum, Ringvold, Skolestuen, Søby, Ødegård, Østegarden.

SKREPSTAD ØSTRE: Burholsætra, Kalinborg, Henrikstua, Oppstuen, Søgarden.

BLIKSRUD: Bakken, Østun, Damslora, Delingsby, Furulund, Holen, Kjelsrud, Moseby, Skansen, Skovly, Østli.

Gårds- og slektshistorie for Høland og Setskog vol. 4

BRÅTHE: Bergerud, Fossen, Holmen, Hytta, Kastellet, Løkka, Nylenna, Vormsund, Østmo.

KINDERSLUND: Engen, Haubach, Haugen, Havnås, Henningsbekk, Huset,  Kinderslund, Kinderslundskog, Skovregn, Sørli.

BERGSJØ MED SLORAFOSS: Bergsjøskog, Bilet, Fagerås, Haltorp,  Jødal, Myrvoll Vestre, Myrvoll Østre, Nygård, Slorafoss, Tangen, Taraldsrud, Ødegården.

YDERSNES:

SØRSLORA: Strømnes.

VENNEMO: Bråten, Fjell, Krogstad, Langsrud, Ringstad, Sandbakken, Skogsberg, Steinhaugen,

EVENBY NORDRE: Haraldstad, Haugen, Mansås, Samelrud, Sandby, Sloreby, Åsheim.

EVENBY SØNDRE: Bekken, Bjerke, Bålerud, Fjellbo, Haugerud, Myrås, Sørli, Åsnes.

LUND: Amsterdam, Fossum, Hamborg, Kverner, Lerdalen, Lundsverket, Moserud, Skogheim, Strømsberg.

PAVESTAD: Keiserud, Langseth, Måstad, Pavestad,  Viken, Østli, Åbogen.

SKULERUD: Bjerkholt, Brattås,  Damsaga Saga, Furuset, Haugen, Linderud, Løvli,  Moen, Sandem,  Tangen, Åser.

STUDSRUD: Barhaug, Bjørnstad, Grønvik, Hagen, Solbakken, Vestengen.

SKAREBØL: Bråten, Falkenås,  Haga, Hauger, Koldberg,  Kolberg/Jensehaugen, Norderhaug, Nygård,  Snurua, Veiby. Veslebråten.

SOPRIM: Amerika, Bjurbekk, Fossen, Gunnarsvika, Haukøya,  Knutsdal, Lervik, Narvestad, Sand, Saga, Sagbråten, Soprim, Sundby, Tangen, Vadalen,

BØEN: Bakker, Bøen, Fossheim/Saga, Hannover, Holtet, Langnes, Lillo, Nordby, Skårseth.

HOLMBRO: Fossen, Moen.

BASNES:

HALSNES: Lamberg.

SNARHOLT:

MOSEBY: Moen.

Gårds- og slektshistorie for Høland og Setskog vol. 5

KOPPERUD: Høyendal, Kopperudtangen, Nordli (Tuten).

KROK NEDRE: Nordby, Paradis, Rokka, Sandskrok, Sørby.

KROK ØVRE: Fjellengen, Fjellengen (Halsteinshytta), Larsbråten, Smedby, Sørli, Vestby.

SYLJUÅS: Bergerud, Engemyra, Engebråten, Syljuås, Ødegård.

STENERSBY: Basmoen, Furulund, Moen, Skolestuen, Svenneby, Sørli, Åser.

YDERSBOND: Enger, Haugen, Mosen, Nordli, Vestli.

BUNES SØNDRE: Bunesskogen, Haga, Iversby, Kilegård, Lilleheim, Myra, Myrvang, Nygård, Skjønhaug, Tuverud.

BUNES NORDRE: Gottenberg, Klemetsby, Kvernbak, Korperud, Kulterud, Lunde, Norderhaug.

STOMPERUD: Begyndelsen, Behim, Løken, Løvbråten, Løvholen, Osen, Stomperud,  Stomperudhagen, Taraldstykket, Østby.

SALSTROKKEN: Berg, Bjørneby, Bråten, Dammyr, Frydenberg (Sandvikskiftet), Høylund, Jensegg, Løvås, Nyengen, Nygren, Salstrokken, Sandvik, Smørklev, Tindalen.

KRAGTORP NEDRE: Bergenhus, Elverum, Haugen, Rustad, Taie, Åseby.

DRAGTORP ØVRE: Brubak, Delingsby, Elverum, Elvestad, Enger, Kleven, Kragtorp Øvre, Langstad, Leina, Skolestuen, Slorbak.

RUUD: Gresslien, Nymoen, Persmoen, Rudsberget, Ruud, Sannerud, Vestviken.

BJERKENES SØNDRE: Engen, Vetlerud.

BJERKENES NORDRE: Ødegården.

DALTORP: Daltorp, Helgerud, Revjaholen.

STRAND ØSTRE: Halvorsrud, Lier, Strand Østre.

HOLM: Brudal, Fusker, Skjønneberg.

KOLLERUD: Trinberg, Vestli.

TORP: Elvestad, Fiskefadet, Grina, Haga, Kirkerud, Tangen, Torper.

Gårds- og slektshistorie for Høland og Setskog vol. 6

NES ØSTRE: Arstun, Attunderbråten, Fauli (Fugli), Gullberg, Lillebekk, Lillo, Lybekk, Nordgarden, Nordstua Sønes, Nordstun, Søgarden, Søstua Sønes, Søstun Østre Nes, Veststun

VESTRE NES: Haugen, Nordigarden, Skjønnhaug, Slottet, Søgarden.

BERGER: Oppstua, Bråtan, Dreier, Nordsteinhaugen, Ringhaug, Smedby, Steinhaugen, Søstua, Øststua.

BRAUTMET: Brauter, Brautmetskau, Hagen, Holen, Nordstua Brautmet, Skolestua, Søstua Brautmet,  Østnor.

HJELLEBØL: Bjørneby, Hjellebølhagan, Nestua Rosenlund, Nordby, Oppstua Rosenlund, Rosenlund Lund, Skauen.

BORGERSRUD (BØRGERSRUD): By, Dalen, Faulesangen Sangen, Grønnvoll, Måsaby, Nylenda, Oppstua Borgersrud, Solvang Faulenebb, Sjøberg, Søstua Borgerud, Vesterås, Veststua, Ødegården, Østli.

LØREN: Borgen, Bråtan, Holtet, Høgda, Kopperud, Linderud, Lykkja, Løren, Løvestad, Neset, Nordstua Kopperud, Nordstua, Salerud, Skredderhaugen, Slettner, Smedsrud,  Søstua, Kopperud,   Øststua Kopperud.

Genealogy
Thrap, D. (Daniel): Af familien Vangensteens papirer: A history of the Vangensteen family as recorded in the family Bible, three letters, and a dairy of Jens Johan Vangensteen

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'''Descendancy chart of Emilie Mathilde Arnolda Caroline Krogh (b 1845) and Christian Ludvig Biørn Faye of Høland, Akershus, Norway, ca. 1804-1909. '''

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Faye, Gabriel Smith, 1806-" Familien Heyerdahl: samlede deels fra ministerialbøger, deels fra vedkommendes egne opgaver og andre authentiske documenter. A genealogy of the Heyerdahl family who are the descendants of Haagen Heyerdahl (1712-1766)

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Rendahl, Junald L (Junald Leo), 1903-: The Heyerdahl family: ancestors and descendants of Johan Marcus Heyerdahl, who migrated with his family to North Dakota in 1882: Johan Marcus Heyerdahl (1845-1912) was born in Høland, Akershus, Norway, the son of Jens Carl Heyerdahl (1819-1882) and Mette Regine Johnsdatter Pavestad (1815-1881). He married Caroline Gunhilde Johansdatter Salstrokken (1846-1903) at Høland in 1868. They had seven children, 1869-1893. The family immigrated to the United States in 1882 and settled on a farm near the present location of McVille, North Dakota. Johan and Caroline Heyerdahl are buried at Palermo, North Dakota. Descendants Listed lived in North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and elsewhere. Some descendants spelled their surname Heyerdahl or Hairdahl.

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Nyborg, James Eugene, 1937- Nyborg family history: Genealogy of James Eugene Nyborg, who was born 1937 in Spokane, Washington to Kasper Rudolph Nyborg (Christensen) and Agnes Cecilia Larsen. He married Carolee Rosine Bailly (b. 1932) 1959 in Lewiston, Idaho. She as born in Scanton, North Dakota to Clinton Marshall Bailly and Gladys Buelah Rue of S. Dakota. Kasper Rudolph Nyborg (Christensen) (1886-1954) was born in Løken i Høland, Akershus Co, Norway to Christen Christensen and Rebekka Halvorsdatter. He married Agnes Cecilia Larsen 1925 in Havre, Montana. She was born in Hillerød, Fredriksborg Co, Denmark. First known ancestor was Povel Skeggenes (b. 1698), who married Mari Olsdatter Kinnestad on Jan 6, 1727. Early Norwegian ancestors lived in Skeggesnes (Troms?) and Høland, Løken, Hemnes, Setskog of Akershus Co., Norway

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Ottesen, Odd, 1957-: Slekten Botner i Høland: A genealogy and a history of the Botner family in Høland, Akershus, Norway who are ancestors and descendants of Halle Torkildsen Botner born about 1500.

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Probate Records
1680-1853: Records are found in Nedre Romerike judicial district.

1719-1807: Clerical probate records are found in Nedre Romerike deanery.