Hitra Parish, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Hitra clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Hitra (Dolm), Kvenvær (Forsnes from 1914), Fillan with Nordbotn chapel and Sandstad. Included Frøya until 1877. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the

Hitra (Dolm) clerical district: 1717-1945

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Clerical Census: The 1664-1666 clerical census for Hitra (Dolm) clerical district available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online Digital Archives


 * 1701 Manntall: The 1701 census for Hitra clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1794, 1825-1827: Two sjeleregisters covering 1794 and 1825-1827 exist for Fosen (Fosna) clerical district and include the parishes of Hemne, Hitra, Frøya, Ørland, Statsbygd, Åfjord, and Bjørnør and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Hitra (Dolm) clerical district includes the parishes of Hitra, Kvenvær, Fillan, Sandstad, and Frøya and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1835: A special 1835 census for Hitra (Dolm) clerical district, including the parishes of Hitra, Kvenvær, Fillan, Sandstad, and Frøya, exists and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Hitra clerical district includes the parishes of Hitra, Fillan, Kvenvær, Nord-Frøya, Sandstad and Frøya and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Hitra clerical district includes the parishes of Hitra, Kvenvær, Fillan, Sandstad, Frøya, Nord- Frøya and Sør-Frøya and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 census for Hitra Digital Archives


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Hitra clerical district includes the parishes of Hitra, Kvenvær, Fillan, and Sandstad and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Hitra is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
29 Asmundvaag 10 Aunet 15 Aunet med Stalsvik og Bruholmen 11 Barman 45 Berget 17 Bjørneneset 41 Burøen  20 Dolmøen 45 Dønnesviken  42 Edøen  45 Faksvaag 8 Fausland 35 Furuviken  2 Gløstad 44 Grefsnes 34 Gryten  33 Haavik 9 Haltan 32 Haltviken 5 Hammerstad 4 Hammerstaddalen 11 Haraneset 16 Heggaas med Valøen 36 Helgebostad 38 Henriksøen 28 Hestnes 26 Hjertøen 31 Hofstad 13 Honnes med Vikan og Balevaag 22 Hopen 22 Hopsjøen 45 Hulviken  25 Ingebriktsvik  18 Jægtvik  19 Kjerringvaag 1 Kjølsøen 14 Kvernhusviken  27 Langøen 23 Leikvam  22 Meland 22 Melandsjøen 22 Mortensviken 17 Morviken 18 Moseviken 11 Myren 22 Myren  17 Norddolm  43 Olderøen 3 Orøen  6 Risnes  30 Skipnes 24 Smaage 25 Smaagesjøen 32 Snæringen 32 Strøm 23 Svalegras 9 Svenes  40 Torsøen 19 Tøften 35 Tømmervik  21 Undaas  13 Vassæteren 37 Vedøen 14 Vikstrøm  12 Øien 7 Øverdal

Probate Records
1681-1874: Probates may be found in Fosen judicial district.

1691-1814: Clerical probates may be found in Fosen Deanery.

Probate index for Hitra, 1681-1836.