Trondenes Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Troms County &gt; Trondenes

Church Records
contains parish registers for the parishes Trondenes with Harstad, Skånland and Sandtorg. It included parishes Bjarkøy (Sand) and Sandsøy from 1813 until 1875, which were annexed to Trondenes clerical district during that time. Records begin in 1744.

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.


 * Trondenes clerical district: 1744-1803, 1821-1841, 1863-1870, 1878-1916; Engagements, 1919-1940; birth register, 1916-1925
 * Trondenes clerical district / Trondenes parish: 1795-1878, 1899-1918
 * Trondenes clerical district / Sand (Bjarkøy) parish: 1797-1865
 * Trondenes clerical district / Søvik parish: 1891-1916

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Trondenes includes the parishes of Trondenes, Kvæfjord, Bjarkøy (Sand), Torsken, Berg and Hillesøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable index.


 * Manntall 1701: optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Trondenes is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1702-manntalet for Tromsø futedømme. The 1702 census for Tromsø futedømme is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Ekstraskattemanntallet 1763 Senja fogderi. The 1763 census for Senja fogderi includes the parishes of Astafjord, Trondenes, Kvæfjord, Bjarkøy (Sand), Lenvik, Hillesøy, Torsken, Tranøy, Berg, and Mefjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Libary.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Trondenes cleircal district includes the parishes of Trondenes,Skåneland and Bjarkøy (Sand) and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Trondenes clerical district includes the parishes ofTrondenes, Bjarkøy (Sand), Sandtorg and Skåneland and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Histoical Data centre.


 * Folketellinga 1865 for Trondenes (Troms). An index to the 1865 census for Trondenes is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Trondenes clerical district includes the parishes of Trondenes, Sandtorg and Skåneland, available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Histoical Data centre.


 * Folketellinga 1875 for Trondenes (Troms). An index to the 1875 census for Trondenes is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 1ste januar 1891.' The 1891 census for Trondenes clerical district includes the parishes of Trondenes, Skåneland, Sandtorg all in Troms County; and Ofoten in Nordland County and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Trondenes clerical district includes the parishes of Trondenes, Skåneland and Sandtorg and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1900 for Trondenes (Troms). An index to the 1900 census for Trondenes is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Trondenes is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet 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 Bergljot Holte Bjørkenes and Margareth Jensen. Lineage book covering the whole of old Trondenes Prestegjeld consisting of Harstad and Trondenes parishes. Text in Norwegian.


 * by Trygve Lysaker. A history of Trondenes with Harstad, Skånland, and Sandtorg in Trondenes clerical district in Troms county and a genealogy of the people and their farms. Text in Norwegian. Farm name indexes to volumes 1- 3 are found in the following links. [[Image:948.452-T2 H2L V1 - Trondenes.pdf]], [[Image:948.452-T2 H2L v2 - TRONDENE-2.pdf]], [[Image:948.452-T2 H2L v3 - TRONDENES-3.pdf]]

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

108 Aakerøen 28 Aarbogen 82 Aarnes 98 Alvestad 53 Arnøen 93 Aun indre 76 Berg 68 Bergseng 107 Bessebostad 103 Bjørneraa indre 8 Blaafjeldvandet 23 Boltaasen 23 Breistrand 50 Breivik 38 Brokvik 17 Bø 99 Dale 36 Dalen 15 Djuphavn 92 Elsnes indre 96 Elsnes ytre 39 Elven 20 Erikjorden 57 Erikstad 90 Erikstad 79 Ervik 90 Fageraas 35 Fauskevaag lille 31 Fjeldet 104 For nedre 46 Forhavn 78 Gamnes 56 Gansaas 30 Gausvik 87 Grundvasbotn 97 Grytø 37 Græsholmen 39 Halsebø 85 Halvormo 79 Hammeren 89 Harbakken 58 Harstad nedre 61 Harstadhavn 39 Haugen 29 Haukebø 32 Havn 19 Heimet 107 Helsingen 65 Hestehagen 16 Holtaasen 45 Husøen 68 Høgforsen 86 Høiden 84 Jensvold 85 Kaltdalen 52 Kannebogen 47 Kilbotn 49 Kile 71 Kjelhus indre 69 Kjelhus ytre 16 Kjønna 109 Kjøtta 27 Kobbevik 40 Kommelhaugen 67 Kulseng 21 Kvitfors 9 Kvitfors nordre 11 Kvitnes 30 Lauklien 24 Lavangen nedre 33 Leikvik 106 Lundenes med Kjeøen 73 Lyngmoen 51 Mekile 43 Melvik 84 Møkkeland 14 Nipen 44 Nordvik 66 Nygaard 72 Nygaard 19 Okseberget 48 Oldra 51 Osneset 26 Otteraa 17 Reinaasen 45 Roglen 1 Roldnes søndre 19 Rødberg 81 Røkenes 63 Sama nedre 79 Sameiet 6 Sandemarken 4 Sandstrand nedre 27 Sandtorv 88 Sjurdalen 15 Skaanland lille 91 Skjerstad 84 Solbakken 17 Sollien 79 Sollien 55 Stangnes nordre 54 Steinbergneset 22 Steinjorden 74 Steinneset 12 Steinsland nordre 23 Storelven 36 Storhaugen 83 Stornes 41 Storvandet 75 Storvasbotn 23 Svartvandet 42 Sørvik 42 Sørvikmarken 10 Tennevik 68 Toften 2 Tovik indre 64 Trondenes 18 Trøsen 80 Undlandet 38 Vandet 101 Varmedal 100 Vaskinn 77 Viken 34 Voldstad 7 Øivandet 70 Øverby