Sortland Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Sortland clerical district contains parish registers from Sortland parish with Sigerfjord chapel. It sas separated from Hadsel clerical district in 1852. For earlier records and the years 1819-1851, see Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Sortland: 1842-1894, 1922-1941

Sortland / Sortland: 1885-1922

Hadsel: 1754-1811, 1820-1836, 1849-1903

Hadsel / Sortland: 1704-1848

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801 see Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Sortland clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Sortland clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Libary. Also availabel in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Sortland clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Sortland is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivetand at the Norwegian Historical Data centre.

Farm Names
16	Aanstad 19	Bakkan 8	Blokken 24	Bogen 20	Breivik 25	Bremnes 7	Brokløis 17	Bygd 17	Bygdnes 13	Bø 8	Djupfjord 11	Ekren 14	Elveneset 9	Fiskefjord 22	Gaasbøl 4	Haugen 11	Heggebakken 30	Hognfjord 12	Holand 19	Jennestad 3	Kjerringnes 3	Kjerringnesøen 12	Kjønvolden 13	Kleven 32	Kringlen 31	Kvalsaukan 29	Liland 15	Møllenbak 3	Nerdalen 12	Nyland 23	Nævernes 5	Olderskogan 2	Osvold 28	Reinsnes 5	Riddersæt 10	Rise lille 11	Rise store 26	Roksøen 9	Rødsand 18	Sandstrand 4	Sigerfjord 11	Sletten 15	Sortland 6	Spjutvik 27	Stamnes 14	Steiro 13	Storelvbakkan 1	Strand 29	Sørfjorden 13	Toften 17	Toften 4	Troneset 21	Vik 17	Volden

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