Nordland County, Norway Genealogy

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Nordland (help·info) is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

Nordland is located along the northwestern coast of the Scandinavian peninsula in North Norway. Due to the large distance to the densely populated parts of Europe, this is one of the least polluted areas in Europe. Nordland has a very mild climate for the high latitude.

Family History Resources
Norwegian American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad

Nordlandslag Nordlandslaget home page

Lappmark Lag   Arran homepage

Government Offices and Sites

 * Nordland Fylke

Censuses

 * 1801 Census
 * 1865 Census
 * 1875 Census Partial
 * Norway Census, 1875 FamilySearch database
 * 1885 Census
 * 1900 Census
 * 1910 Census

"The parish priest's census (scanned)
 * Fosen prosti, Prestemanntall bind 30, 1664-1666
 * Helgeland prosti, Salten prosti, Prestemanntall bind 35, 1664-1666
 * Lofoten og Vesterålen prosti, Senja prosti, Troms prosti, Prestemanntall bind 36, 1664-1666 (Parishes in Troms prosti are located in Troms County)

The bailiff and the magistrates's census
 * Helgeland fogderi, Lofoten fogderi, Fogdemanntall bind 20, 1665


 * Manntall over borgere, jekteskippere og handlere i Helgelands Fogderi 1742-1799 . The 1742-1796 census for Helgeland fogderi at Digitalarkivet


 * Folketeljinga for Vefsn 1769 . 1769 census for Vefsn avaialble at Digitalarkivet.


 * Husmannsmanntal for Lofoten 1759. The 1759 census for Lofoten available at Digitalarkivet.


 * Prestemanntal for Vågan prestegjeld 1755. 1755 census for Vågan available at Digitalarkivet.


 * Manntall over gutter 12-19 år i Sortland fjerding 1770. 1770 census for Sortland fjerding available at Digitalarkivet.

Church Records
Photos of churches in Nordland

Farm Books

 * Bygdebøker (Farm books) in Nordland

Land Records
1886 and 1838 land registers are found at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre. These are Excel files, which can be downloaded. The give the name of the farm, the farm owner, and the amount of tax. Both farms and sub-farms are included.

Probate Records
Digitised probate records for Nordland County

Probate Jurisdictions
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Taxation
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