Valle Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Microfilm at the fro Valle prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for the parishes Valle (Øvre Setesdal), Bykle and Hylestad. The parsonage burned in 1861. Parish registers from 1714-1928.

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

[http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_fylke=9&idx_kommune=Valle+prgj%2C+Bykle+sokn&idx_kilde=Alle&idx_periode=&idx_textsearch=&js=j Valle/Bykle-- Bykle: 1882-1894, 1917-1944. Valle: 1714-1816, 1831-1882. Valle/Bykle: 1816-1830, 1851-1916.]

Valle/Hylestad: 1816-1831, 1848-1921.

Valle/Valle: 1816-1831, 1848-1928.

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Valle  is available on microfilm a the Family History Libraryand include the parishes of Bykle, Valle and Hylestad. 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 author- ities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.


 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Valle is available on microfilm at the Family History Library, and include the parishes of Bykle and Hylestad. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the name of the farms, farmowners (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.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge.  The 1801 census (b. 33) for Valle clerical district includes Valle, Bykle, and Hylestad parishes are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  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".  Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway.


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Valle clerical district includes Valle, Bykle and, Hylestad and is available on microfilm a the Family History Library.  This census contains the name of the farm or resident, persons name, status in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, place of birth, age, 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 online in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway; as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø, Norway.

Probate Records
1697-1862 Probates are kept in Vestre Råbyggelag judicial district.

1856-1881 Probates are kept in Setesdal judicial district.