Flakstad Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Flakstad clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Flakstad and Moskenes with Reine chapel. Flakstad was separated from Buksnes (Lofoten) clerical district in 1740. For earlier records see Buksnes clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Flakstad: 1792-1877

Flakstad / Flakstad: 1847-1929

Flakstad / Moskenes: 1843-1935

Flakstad / Reine: 1916-1935

Buksnes: 1704-1748, 1773-1793, 1817-1885

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census for Flakstad can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. (Usually only males from 12 years and older, but in some cases all males from birth are listed). 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 usually more complete.

LOFOTEN FOGDERI b. 20 Buksnes prestegjeld Buksnes sogn Hol anneks Borge anneks Valberg fjering Flakstad anneks FHL INTL Film 122981 Item 3

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. (Usually only males from the age of 12 years and older, but in some cases all males form birth are listed). 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 usually more complete.

LOFOTEN OG VESTERÅLEN PROSTI b. 36 Buksnes prestegjeld Borge sogn Valberg anneks Hol anneks Flakstad anneks FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 4

1701 Census for Flakstad can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. In some cases the place of birth of a servant may be listed, if he was born in a different clerical district.

NORDLAND FYLKE b. 18 Lofoten fogderi Buksnes prestegjeld Buksnes sogn Hol sogn Flakstad sogn Moskenes sogn Borge sogn Valberg sogn FHL INTL Film 122985 Item 4

1801 Census for Flakstad

1865 Census for Flakstad

1875 Census for Flakstad

1900 Census for Flakstad

1910 Census for Flakstad

Probate Records
1673-1879: Probates are found in Lofoten og Versterålen judicial district.