Ibestad Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
contains parish registers for the parishes Ibestad, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord. Included Bardu parish until 1853 when it was annexed to Målselv clerical district and Salangen and Lavangen parishes until 1907 when they became Salangen clerical district. Records begin in 1751.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegian headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Ibestad clerical district: 1744-1942, Engagements, 1888-1904, 1914-1919, Birth register, 1917-1929
 * Ibestad clerical district / Astafjord parish: clerical census, 1805-1805
 * Ibestad clerical district / Ibestad parish: 1751-1942
 * Ibestad clerical district / Salangen parish: 1865-1924
 * Ibestad clerical district / Tranøy parish: 1744-1757

Census Records

 * Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 20: Modern Nordland county, modern Troms county and modern Finnmark county, is available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Astafjord, Dyrøy, Tranøy and Lenvik and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Census (manntall) 1701, no. 19: Senja and Tromsø fogderi available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Astafjord, Bardu, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja and Gratangen, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). See also 1801 Census for Ibestad clerical district which included Astadfjords and Tranøy later separated from Ibestad.


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Ibestad. The 1801 census for Ibestad clerical district available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketelling 1825, 1845, og 1846, Ibestad prestegjeld (Troms). The 1825, 1845 and 1846 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen, Astafjord and Bardu and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketelling 1825 Ibestad prestegjeld (Troms). The 1825 census for Ibestad available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketelling 1846 Ibestad prestegjeld (Troms). The 1846 census for Ibestad available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Available online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre. and Digitalarkivet.


 * 1891 Census for Ibestad includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library, also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavange, Gratangen, Astafjord and Andørja and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet for Ibestad and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Ibestad is available online at Digitalarkivet for Ibestad (Ibbestad), and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1706-1877 Senja judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Hilmar Eriksen. A history of the old Astafjord and Ibestad parishes in Troms county with some genealogies of the the people and their farms beginning in the year 1115. A farm name index to volume 2 is found in the following link. [[Image:948.452-A1 H2e V2 - ASTAFJOR 2.pdf]]

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

104 Aa indre, 40 Aakenes, 108 Aandervaag, 103 Aanstad, 111 Aarbostad, 65 Aarsandvik, 41 Aarstein, 67 Bakkejorden, 74 Balteskaret, 29 Belnes, 59 Beritsletten, 47 Bjørkmoen, 95 Bolla indre, 102 Breivik, 85 Breivold,  57 Dalen nedre, 43 Dalsletten, 77 Djupvik, 94 Dyrstad,  78 Elvebakken, 50 Elvenes, 51 Elveneshaugen, 107 Engene,s  46 Fjeldda,l 44 Fjeldhøiden, 42 Fjordbotn, 61 Foldvik, 75 Fornes, 113 Fornes, 82 Forsaa indre, 100 Fugleberg,  76 Gravfjordens Almenning, 115 Gregusvik, 52 Grimjorden, 65 Grov, 35 Grøsnes lille,  101 Hallevik, 53 Haugen, 87 Havnvik, 66 Helleren, 37 Hesjeberg, 63 Hilleshavn, 45 Holtaas,  88 Ibbestad Præstegaard, 102 Igeland,  112 Jægtevik,  110 Klaapen, 114 Kraakrø, 79 Krokmyrdalen, 48 Kvernmoen,  56 Laberget mellem, 70 Laberget søndre, 106 Laupstad, 36 Lavik, 84 Lilleskog, 91 Lund, 31 Løvdal lille,  71 Marskaret, 73 Miklevold, 77 Moldvik, 84 Myren, 33 Myrland, 32 Myrlandshaugen,  69 Opdal, 49 Osvold,  86 Parten,  80 Rensaa, 99 Roldnes nordre,  68 Saltvandet, 54 Sandnes, 102 Seglstein, 28 Selnes, 92 Selset nedre, 39 Skifte indre, 83 Storskog, 64 Stræte, 109 Strømmen, 55 Strømsnes, 96 Svartholtet, 60 Svortebækken,  72 Tortenvik, 62 Tyvskjær,  109 Vasskaret, 91 Vik

Det Gamle Alstafjord og Ibestad Volume II Gårder og Slekter

Aa, Aakenes, Aandervåg, Aanstad, Aarbostad, Aarsand, Aarsanden, Aarsandvik, Aarstein, Aarvik, Amundsvik, Andersminne, Annaminde, Aspelien, Austby, Austreheim, Bakkehaug, Bakkejord, Bakkemolen, Balteskar, Banhågen, Belnes, Bertusminne, Bjerkmoen, Bjørklund, Bjørsbakken, Bolla, Borgerleiet, Brændmoen, Branmo, Bratberg, Breidablikk, Breistrand, Breivik, Breivoll, Brekkan, Dalen, Dalsletten, Danielløkken, Djupviken, Dypvik, Dyrstad, Elvebakken, Elvelund, Elvenes, Elveneshaugen, Elverhøi, Elvesletten, Elvevold, Enevold, Engenes, Ensomheten, Eriksminne, Fagerbakken, Fagerheim, Finnvik, Fjelldal, Fjellhøiden, Fjordbotn, Fjordbotten, Flatmo, Foldvik, Fornes, Forneshavn, Forså, Fredheim, Fremtiden, Fugleberg, Furås, Furnes, Gabriels Minde, Gabrielsminne, Gamman, Gratangen, Gratangsbotn, Graverveita, Gregorsvik, Gregusvik, Grenesletten, Grimjord, Grøsnes, Grøttangsbotten, Grov, Hagenes, Hallevik, Hansvold, Hansvoll, Haugen, Haugnes, Haugneset, Havnesodden, Havneteigen, Havnnes, Hellaren, Henriksletten, Henriksminne, Hesjeberg, Hilleshavn, Høgnesmoen, Holtås, Høybaken, Høysletten, Hundsnes, Hustomt, Ibestad, Igeland, Jægerbakken, Jektvik, Jensvold, Johansborg, Johnsborg, Jondinaheim, Jonsvoll, Jøvika, Kalveskinnet, Karlstad, Koldesletten, Kjersem, Kleiva, Klopen, Kongshaugen, Kongsvoll, Kovan, Kråkrø, Kråkrøhavn, Krokmyrdal, Kveldro, Kvenmoen, Ladberg, Lagatun, Lailand, Lamoen, Laryggen, Laupstad, Lauvdal, Lavik, Lavollen, Leirbakken, Leirvåg, Lien, Lillehaugen, Lilleng, Lilleskog, Lølund, Løteigen, Løvika, Løvmoen, Løvsletten, Lund, Madzvig, Maiviknesset, Markbakken, Marskar, Miklevolll, Milmarken, Mobakken, Moen, Mølnesletten, Molund, Mortensminde, Myrengen, Myrland, Myrlandshaug, Myrlund, Myrvoll, Næsset, Naustvolden, Nautnaes, Nebbestenen,Nergården, Nese, Niphaugen, Nøisomhed, Nordforsaa, Nord-Rollnes, Nygård, Nylund, Nymoen, Nyrud, Opdal, Orhaugen, Osvold, Paalsletten, Parten, Petersborg, Pollen, Poulsletten, Renså, Rensvoll, Rognlien, Rollnes, Rørskoven, Rydjen, Ryet, Rysletten,Saltvann, Sandnes, Segelsten, Seglstein, Selend, Seljeskoken, Selnes, Selseth, Seter, Sjøvollen, Skarsletten, Skifte, Skogen, Skoglund, Skovly, Solås, Solbakken, Solheim, Sollien, Solnakken, Solvoll, Sortebekken, Staten, Stilseth, Stivolden, Storelvfossen, Stormoen, Storskog, Strand, Straumen, Stræte, Strømnes, Svartholte, Svenberg, Syrvika, Sæterlund, Teistevoll, Thomashaugen, Tjuvskjær, Toftesletten, Tortenvik, Uren, Utsikten, Vasskaret, Vik, Viken, Vasøse, Aarvik, Øverland

Historical Society
Ibestad Historielag