Søndeled (Sønneløv) Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Søndeled, Aust-Agder, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records

 * Microfilm at the for Søndeled (Sønneløv) prestegjeld, (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for Sønneløv (Søndeled) parish. Was an annex parish in Gjerstad clerical district until 1745. Was annexed to Risør clerical district from 1745 to 1877. See Risør and Gjerstad clerical districts for earlier records. Parish registers for the years 1746-1922.


 * Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * See also Risør and Gjerstad.

Census Records
See Gjerstad for 1664-66, 1701.


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Søndeled clerical district is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. 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. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway, listed with Risør.
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1825: A special 1825 census for Søndeled parish in Risør clerical district available on microfilm at theFamilySearch Library. Includes the farmnames, head of household, his wife, children, other family members staying in household, servants, occupation, sex, age and some miscellaneous information. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1845: A special 1845 census for Søndeled parish in Risør clerical district exists and is available on microfilm at theFamilySearch Library. Includes the farm names, head of household, his wife, children, other family members staying in household, poor people, servants, occupation, sex, age and some miscellaneous information. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Søndeled clerical district is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. It contain the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial 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. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø, Norway.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Søndelev is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. It 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. Available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Søndeled is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Søndeled is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. It 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. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway; as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø, Norway.


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Søndeled is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway as well as at theNorwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø, Norway.

Farm Books
Jakobsen, Knut: Søndeled (bygdebok)

[Bind 1]: Utdrag av Søndeled herredstyres protokoller, 1837-1937 / ved Lars Stiansen -- Kirkene / ved Christian Svendsen. Legmannsvirke og misjonsforeninger / ved Thor N. Sauvik. Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke i Søndeled / ved Tharald Moen -- Skole og lensmenn / ved Anders Sletten ... [og flere]. 1952-1956. 88, 192, 102 s.

[Bind 2]: Søndeled / Anders H. Moland. Fjell og jord i Søndeled / Olav Ausland. Gamle ferdselsveier / Anders H. Moland. Rødshammeren / Anders H. Moland. Skogen i Søndeled / Lars Stiansen. Bygde- brannkasse / Anders Dørsdal. Sparebanken / Joachim Juell Hassel. Meieriet / Genhard Ausland. Aktieselskapet Egeland Verk / Håkon Pedersen. Båtbyggeriene i Søndeled / Tharald K. Moen. Issjau- bedriften / Ola Røysland -- Gammel byggeskikk i Søndeled / Carsten Hopstock. Jordbruket i Søndeled, vesentlig fra "gamle dager" / Gunhard Ausland. Skogbruket i Søndeled / Tallak Ausland. 1958- 1961. 96, 100 s.

Bind 3: Søndeled gårdshistorie / Knut Jakobsen ... [og flere]. 1973. 452 s.

Bind 4: Søndeled slektshistorie : ytre søndeled / Knut Jakobsen, Olav Stiansen, Arne Omland. 1977. 493 s.

Bind 5: Søndeled slektshistorie : indre Søndeled / Knut Jakobsen, Olav Stiansen, Arne Omland. 1979. 697 s.

Local history and genealogy from Søndeled (Sønneløv).

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

3 Aakvaag, 13 Aamland, 56 Akland, 37 Ausland, 44 Barmen, 6 Bordalen, 39 Bosvik, 57 Braaten, 59 Bratteland, 17 Buviken, 9 Byttet,  48 Dale, 13 Dypedalsmyren,  49 Engen,  4 Fembumyren, 46 Fia, 4 Fidje, 46 Fiskebæk, 9 Fjebu, 44 Frøøen, 4 Furøen,  10 Garte, 29 Gjærnes nordre, 1 Gloppe, 7 Grimsland, 30 Grønholmen, 14 Grundesund,  47 Hannemyr, 20 Hannøen, 52 Hasdalen, 36 Haukedal, 25 Helleren, 49 Hirsdalen, 40 Hjembu, 50 Homme, 24 Hønnebø, 6 Hope, 22 Hosaas, 6 Hudalen,  18 Kjendalen, 8 Kjenes, 46 Kjødvik, 26 Kortmyr,  35 Lauda,l 26 Limkjær,33 Lindland, 11 Lindstøl,  38 Moen, 58 Moland,  45 Narviken, 40 Nautenes, 2 Nipe, 27 Nistesvaag,  3 Ødegaarden, 25 Øisang, 27 Ormedalen, 12 Østebø,41 Østerøen nordre,  6 Ramsdalen, 46 Ramskjær, 15 Randvik, 52 Regaarsheia, 32 Risøen, 55 Rød vestre, 23 Røiseland østre, 34 Røiseland vestre,  46 Sævik,5 Sandaaker, 5 Sandnes, 49 Sjaavaag, 3 Skallevikkjærret, 19 Skjelsø, 23 Sletthei, 51 Søndeled lille, 3 Sørbudalen, 25 Spadservolden, 45 Stamsø, 39 Stea, 38 Storemyr, 10 Stuøen,  56 Torbjørnsdalen, 8 Toskeberg, 16 Trestykkesmyren, 21 Trulsvik med Rotvik,  31 Varøen, 43 Vesterøen, 53 Vormeli

Søndeled farm book:

Akland, Apalskjær, Askekjær, Ausland, Avreid, Barmen, Bergebu, Bjelkemyr, Bjørkekjær, Bjørndalen, Bjørndalskjæret, Bjørnemyr, Bjørnholt, Bjørnsdalen, Blesvika, Blesvikmoen, Bommyr, Bossvik, Bratland, Bredal, Brenthagen, Brekka, Bronåsen, Brumyr, Bråtane, Bråten, Budalen, Bugta, Bukkholmen, Butangen, Buvika, Byttingsmyr, Båssvik, Båssvikdalen,  Dalane, Dale, Dalen, Dalsbråten, Dalstranda, Dammyr, Damåsneset, Der framme, Djupedal, Dørsdalen,  Eidet, Eikeland, Eikeli, Einerklaven, Ekerne, Ekorndalen, Engemyr, Engholmen, Espevik,  Fembumyra, Fena, Fellesstyket, Fia, Fie, Fiesund, Filia, Finnøya, Fiskebekk, Fiskebuvika, Fjebu, Fjebudalen, Fjellmyr, Fjerbumyra, Flaten, Flåthella, Frivoll, Frydenborg, Frydendal, Frøyna,  Garte, Gjernes, Glasmestermyr, Glasstua, Gloppe, Gloppekjær, Gloppekjærmoen, Glupe, Grandalen, Grandalsmyra, Granjordet, Granstøl, Graskjær, Grasmyr, Grimsland, Grudalen, Grundsund, Gryting, Grønholmen, Gråholmen, Gunnarsdal, Gåsemyr,  Hagane, Hageli, Hagen, Hagestrand, Hammeråker, Hammeren, Hannemyr, Hansemyr, Hanøya, Hasdalen, Hasåsen, Haukedal, Haukedalen, Haukedalsbråtane, Heia, Hellerdalen, Helleren, Hellerskilen, Hirsdalen, Hjembu, Hjemgården, Homme, Hommefoss, Hommefosslia, Hommefossmoen, Hommemoen, Hommen, Hommeøygarden, Hope, Hope midtre, Hopestrand, Hudalen, Husås, Hødnebø, Håholmen, Håvet, Håvik,  Jensemyr,  Kalvetona, Kammerset, Kilen, Kjendalen, Kjenes, Kjødvika, Kjødvikkjæret, Kjørkelvik, Kjørvik, Kleiva, Knuten, Korsen, Korshavn, Korstveit, Kortmyr, Kotreid, Krabbesund, Kringla, Kringlemyr, Krokedalen, Kroken, Krokvannsmyr, Kvernsmyr, Kvernvika,  Labakken, Landa, Langemyr, Langemyrbråten, Langesand, Langesandbakken, Langtveit, Laukvik, Lauvika, Lia, Lillemyr, Lille Randvik, Limkjær, Lindal, Lindbekk, Lindfjell, Lindland, Lindstøl, Løkketangen, Løvdal, Løvdalstøa, Løvseten,  Martinstangen, Maasdalen, Miane, Midtli, Mindalen, Moen, Moensdalane, Moensmyrene, Moland, Munkevika, Myra, Myrene,  Narvika, Nautenes, Nedstemyr, Nepehagen, Neset, Nipe, Nipedalen, Nipekilen, Nipesund, Nistesvåg, Nor, Nordal, Nordrønningen, Norlia,  Odden, Omland, Ordalen, Ormedalen, Ospelund, Ospevika,  Plassen, Pollen,  Rafstø, Ramsdalen, Ramskjær, Randvik, Reiers, Risøya, Robbersmyr, Robbersvik, Ronsaga, Rotvik, Rullandsdal, Rød, Rødshammeren, Rødsåsen, Rønningen, Rørkjær, Røyseland,  Sagdalen, Saglia, Sagmoen, Sagvollen, Sandnes, Sandvika, Sandåker, Sauvika, Setra, Sevik, Sildnes, Sildvika, Sjågvåg, Sjåvågeng, Skalvik, Skarkjær, Skjelsø, Skudodden, Skuggemyr, Skuggestøl, Skåtet, Sletthei, Slåttekjær, Slåttemyr, Solberg, Solli, Solstad, Spiremyr, Stamsø, Stemmen, Stemkjær, Stemmen, Stemtjenbråten, Stifossmoen, Storemyr, Stranda, Strandjordet, Strandli, Strømmen, Stuøya, Styggkjær, Sundalsmyra, Sundet, Svae, Svenes, Søndeled, Sønderåker, Sønningdalen, Søndre Åkerlia, Sørbudalen, Sørbø,  Tallaksengene, Teien, Tjendalen, Tjendalstrand, Torbjørnsdal, Torborgsholmen, Torskeberg, Torskebergstrand, Trestykkesmyr, Trollbergvik, Trondalen, Trossvik, Trulsvik,  Urfjelldalen,  Vadstø, Vahusodden, Valstø, Vardøya, Vesterbukt, Vesterdal, Vestgården, Vikingsdalen, Vindvik, Vinterkjær, Volden, Vormeli,  Øren, Ørnevik, Østebø, Østebømyra, Østerdal, Østergård, Østernes, Øverland, Øya, Øygarden, Øygardstranda, Øylandsdalen, Øymyr, Øysang,  Åkvåg, Åmdalen, Åmland, Ånonsmyr, Åspelund, Åsen, Aasmundhavn, Åsvika

Genealogy
Jensen, Jens: Genealogy of Berthe Olsen born 24 May 1828, Norway. A pedigree chart showing the ancestry of Bertha Olsen born 24 May 1828 the daughter of Ole Torsen (born 1783) of Gurnes in Søndeled parish, Aust-Agder County, Norway and Guri Aslaksdatter (born 1783).

FS Library film 1224730 item 2

Lindstøl, Tallak: Stamtavler, væsentlig fra Østre Nedenæs. A genealogy of some families from eastern Nedenes which includes Søndeled, Vegårshei, and Gjerstad in Aust-Agder county.

FS Library 949.28/S1 D2L To view a digital version click here

Probate Records
Østre Råbyggelag judicial district *1697-1852 FamilySearch Library *1697-1852 Digitalarkivet

Holt (Austre Nedenes) judicial district *1825-1857 FamilySearch Library *1823-1911 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes deanery *1693-1811 FamilySearch Library *1693-1811 Digitalarkivet