Skjerstad Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Skjerstad clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes of Skjerstad with Misvær chapel and Fauske until 1902.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Skjerstad: 1672-1678, 1690-1699, 1725-1877, 1894-1934

Skjerstad: / Fauske: 1879-1897

Skjerstad / Skjerstad: 1878-1916

Fauske: 1898-1910

Fauske / Sulitjelma: 1899-1920

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701 see Bodø clerical district.


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Skjerstad clerical district includes the parishes of Skjerstad and Fauske and is available on microiflm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1835 folketelling for Ofoten prestegjeld (Nordland). The 1835 census for Ofoten clerical district includes the parishes of Ofoten, Evenes, Ankenes, Skjerstad, Fauske, Værøy, and Røst and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Skjerstad clerical district includes the parishes of Skjerstad and Fauske and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivetand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket norge den 31te december 1875. The 1875 census for Skjerstad clerical district includes the parishes of Skjerstad and Fauske and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchabel database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1875 for [nr.] 1842 Skjerstad. An index to the 1875 census is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Skjerstad clerical district includes the parishes of Skjerstad and Fauske and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Skjerstad is avaiilable in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
51 Alvnes 63 Bjørnbak, 20 Bjørnlien, 38 Breivik, 37 Breivikdalen, 23 Brekke, 73 Bringnesli, 72 Bringneslimark, 74 Bringneslimo, 8 Bu  60 Djuposen  11 Enge, 30 Espenes, 1 Evenset  18 Finvadlien, 40 Fjeldnes, 67 Fridalen, 76 Furnes  79 Gammøren  58 Hagnes, 68 Halshaugen, 54 Haug, 55 Haukland, 59 Helskog, 48 Hestekker, 81 Holand, 45 Holstad, 7 Hoset, 47 Hundholmen, 28 Høgset  71 Jordbruen  62 Kaasmo, 22 Kaasmolien, 21 Kaasmovolden, 13 Karbøl, 78 Kistrand, 18 Kjoltan, 29 Klette, 10 Klettenge, 2 Kvalnes, 41 Kvandal, 31 Kvarv, 3 Kvigstad  75 Laksaabak, 5 Ljønes, 72 Lægda, 56 Løkaas  15 Midtødegaarden, 26 Misvær, 79 Mjønes, 12 Mohus  82 Naurstad, 50 Nes, 77 Nordvik, 61 Nystad, 69 Næverhaugen  9 Oldereid  38 Pundsleien  44 Røvik  6 Sand, 25 Skar, 35 Skjerstad, 52 Stemland, 53 Stokland, 24 Stolpe, 57 Strømsnes, 32 Støvset  34 Tapstad, 64 Tverelv  36 Utvik  80 Vaagan, 46 Venset, 18 Vesterlien, 17 Vestvatnet, 70 Vestvatnli, 49 Vollan  43 Øines, 65 Østerkløft

'''In addition, the following farms were listed for Skjerstad in: Berg, Gunnar, Nye Slekter i Valnesfjord, (Bodø: 2005). ''' Austerheim  Bjørkmo, Bjørnli, Breivik, Breivikdal (Kvannås), Brekke, Bue  Enge, Espenes, Evenset  Fjellnes  Gamøyr  Holand, Hoset, Høgset  Karbøl, Klette, Kletteng, Kosmo (i Misvær), Kosmoli, Kvalnes, Kvandal, Kvarv, Kvikstad  Ljønes, Ljøsenhammeren  Misvær, Mjønes, Mohus  Naurstad  Oldereid, Oldereidmark (Lien)  Sand, Skar, Skjerstad, Skogmo, Stolpe, Støvset m/ Åkervik, Svartvatn, 86 Sølenvik  Tapstad  Utvik  Vesterli, Vestvatn, Vågan

Probate Records
1713-1877: Probates are found in Salten judicial district.

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery