Laudal Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
See Holum (Holme) clerical district.

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Mandal clerical district

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Mandal clerical district

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister prosti I Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Holum clerical district

The 1801 census (b. 34) for Holum clerical district includes Holum, Øyslebø and Laudal parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1020 Holme Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Holum clerical district

This census contains 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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1020 Holme Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Holum clerical district

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Holum clerical district

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1022 Laudal Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910

Database at Digitalarkivet.

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

4 Aagsæd 3 Aagsæd-Ødegaarden 46 Abaasland 41 Augland 19 Augland indre 16 Birkeland 10 Birkelien 15 Birketveid 12 Bjørnhommen 45 Bjørnstøl 36 Bosoll 8 Brauskeland 31 Buksholtet  23 Fidje 21 Fjælestad  42 Glomsaag  25 Hallingskaar 7 Haraldstad nedre 35 Homestad 14 Hundsdal 34 Høneland  30 Kallaasen 29 Kalland 37 Klamdalen 18 Kleven 44 Koland 44 Kolvekleiv 9 Kraageland  43 Laudal nedre 22 Laudal øvre 28 Leineland  44 Mjaaland 40 Mjunaasen 27 Møldal  1 Neset  13 Rusten  39 Sangesland 6 Skogen 5 Skuland 32 Stokkeland 2 Stræde 38 Støbakken 20 Svinagel  17 Tisland 33 Tjomsland 11 Tjønnaasen 26 Tørresaas  24 Ugland

The farm names listed in Birkeland and Fidje's Laudal 1 Gard og Ætt. in 1968 are as follows:

Apesland, Aspelunden, Augland, Augland Ytre, Aukland, Austgard, Austgarden, Austjordet, Austre Fidje, Austre Laudal, Austre Øyan,   Bakjordet, Bakkan, Bakken, Berget, Berget Under, Birkeland, Birkelid, Birkeneset, Birketveit, Bjørklund, Bjørnestøl, Bjørnhom, Bosholt, Brotan, Brubakken, Bruskeland, Bruvoll, Buksholt, Buråsen, Byksleplass,    Der Heime, Der Nede, Der Nord, Der Oppe, Digra, Digrefida Rydda, Duken, Dyngjan, Dølan, Dølefida,    Eikehaugen, Eikestokkan, Elvarheim, Erland,    Fidge Søndre, Fidje, Fidje Austre, Fidje Vestre, Fjellestad, Fjellet, Fjellheim, Fladen, Fladåsen, Fosskleiv, Furuheimen,    Garækra, Gastestykket, Gleden, Glomsåg, Glomsåker, Grandalen, Granli, Grasdalen, Grindalen, Gryting,    Hagen, Hallet, Hallingskar, Haraldstad, Haugan, Haugan Gått, Haugen, Haugvoll, Haven, Heia, Heien, Heimly, Hepte, Hola, Homestad, Hunnerdal, Hunsdal, Huset, Hustufta, Hustupta, Hærås Nedre, Hærås Øvre, Høgåsen, Hønneland,    Inderster, Indre Augland, Indre Tuen,    Kaldsparten, Kaldås, Kalland, Kalvekleiv, Kjellingås, Kjerret, Kjeråsen, Kjosen, Kjømle, Klamdal, Kleven, Knefallet, Knodden, Koland, Krodden, Kroken, Krona, Krågeland, Kvennevollen, Kyrkjebrotet,    Laudal, Laudal Austre, Laudal heradshus, Laudal Øvre, Lauvlien, Leidet, Leivoll, Lia, Lian, Lian Vestre, Lien, Lindland, Loftsbrotet, Londebrotet, Lunden, Lærmyr, Løyninga, Låsingdal,    Mjunåsen, Mjåland, Mobrotet, Molbrotet, Molkesletta, Monen, Munkeslåta, Myran, Myrækra, Møldal,    Naveren, Nede Der, Nedre Hærås, Nedregard, Neset, Nordgarden, Nordmo, Nordre Skogen, Norskogen, Nybakk, Nygård, Nygårdshaven, Nyhagen, Nyheim, Nyvoll,    Omdalen,    Pærshagen,    Reiklevhagen, Reinledet, Revura, Roligheta, Rompen, Ruen, Rundhagen, Runnan, Rustad, Rydda Digrefida, Ryllendstykket,    Sandbrotet, Sangesland, Skadden, Skaret, Skogen, Skogen Nordre, Skogen Søndre, Skogevoll, Skuland, Småbruka, Snøskaret, Solbakken, Solbakken Austjordet, Solheim, Solheimen, Solvang, Staurdalen, Steinan, Steinvollen, Stemmen, Stokkeland, Storehagen, Storemyr, Strædet, Stykket, Støbakken, Støttekleiv, Sveinal, Sveiven, Svintekroa, Søndre Fidje, Søndre Skogen, Sørheim,    Tarjersbakken, Thor, Tinnkleiva, Tisland, Tjomsland, Tjønnås, Torisækra, Torsbakken, Trollebakken, Træan, Tuen Indre, Tuen Ytre, Tupta, Tupten, Tørresas,    Ugland, Under Berget,    Vang, Venevoll, Verdalen, Veste Der, Vestgarden, Vesthaugen, Vestigard, Vestre Fidje, Vestre Lian, Vestre Øyan, Voan, Vollen, Vædemyr,    Ytre Augland, Ytre Tuen,    Øvre Hærås, Øvre Laudal, Øyan, Øyan Austre, Øyard Ågset Ødegard, Øyesletta, Ågser Ødegard Øyard,    Ågset, Åmsida, Åsheim,

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal judicial district *1666-1889 Family History Library

Mandal judicial district *1667-1887 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Lyngdal judical district&amp;lt *1810-1910 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet