Hillesøy Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Hillesøy is a parish in, which contains parish registers for the parishes Lenvik with Rossfjord chapel and Hillesøy. It included Målselv parish until 1853.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegain 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.


 * Lenvik clerical district: 1753-1945
 * Lenvik clerical district / Hillesøy parish: 1753-1940

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 see Trondenes clerical district.


 * Prestens manntall 1666 [Lenvik og Hillesøy]. The 1666 clerical census for Lenvik and Hillesøy is available at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1701, 1801, 1865, 1875 see Lensvik clerical district.


 * Mandtal 1701: Kun gårdene i Gisund tingsted, Øyfjoprd menighet samt gårdene Solberg, Russevåg og Klauva i Dyrøy tingsted. Manntall 1701 Gisund tinglag. The 1701 census for Lenvik and Hillesøy is available at the Family History Library. as well as in scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1891 census for Hillesøy (Troms) is available online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1900 census for Hillesøy is also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Hillesøy is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Book
by Carl Bertheussen and Jens Solvang. A history and a genealogy of the people and their farms in Hillesøy, Troms County, Norway.

Farm Book on the Internet
Hillesøy Kulturbilder fra gamle Hillesøy, Vol. 2 Hillesøy by Jens Solvang. This is like the printed book with no further search capabilities. It is necessary to go to the contents page to find the page number where the farm is listed.

Farm Names
26 Angstauren, 42 Astria, 8 Austein, 42 Baltestad, 42 Baltsfjord, 34 Bjørnstad, 22 Bjørnøen, 11 Bogen, 37 Botn, 46 Breivik, 7 Brensholmen, 4 Buvik indre,  30 Edøen, 1 Engenes, 18 Ersfjord,  33 Finneset, 32 Finvik, 34 Fjordbotn,  36 Galnslaatten, 31 Gavlen, 41 Giska, 2 Grepstad,  25 Haaøen, 40 Hekkingen, 24 Hersøen, 29 Hillesøen, 43 Husa med Husøen,  29 Kalholmen med Verholmen, 17 Kraakskar,  32 Lanes, 14 Lauklineset, 39 Laukvik, 10 Lillenes indre,  6 Marsletten,  14 Nordfjord,  12 Oldervik,  20 Rækvik, 23 Røsholmen,  38 Sand, 29 Sandholmen, 10 Sandnes, 3 Sandvik, 42 Selvaag, 21 Sessøen, 19 Skamtind, 13 Skjaaneset, 35 Skræddernes, 28 Sommerøen, 9 Storsletten, 10 Svinøen, 14 Synnøvjorden, 13 Sørfjord,  6 Torsnes, 43 Trælvik, 15 Tullengen, 27 Tussøen,  16 Vasstrand,  33 Yttergaarden,  45 Øifjord, 44 Øifjordbotn

' KULTURBILDER fra gamle Hillesøy Volume I, ' Bygdehistoria': Auvær, Botnhamn, Buvik, Fjordgård, Gammelgård, Gavlen, Hekkingen, Hersøy, Husøya, Håja, Leier, Nattmålsheia, Røgnesaksla, Røsholmen, Sommarøy, Storslett, Stønnesbotn, Svinøya, Tussø, Øyfjordvær

KULTURBILDER fra gamle Hillesøy Volume II, Gårdshistoria: Angstaurn, Austein, Baltestad, Bjørnøy, Bogen, Botn, Breivik, Brensholmen, Edøy, Engenes, Ersfjord, Fjordbotn, Fjordgård, Galnslåtta, Gavlen, Giska, Greipstad, Hekkingen, Hersøy, Hillesøy, Husa med Husøya, Håja, Indre Buvik, Kattfjord-Sørfjord, Krokskar, Ladnes, Lauklines, Laukvik, Nordfjord, Oldervik, Rekvik, Røsholmen, Sand, Sandsnes, Sandvik, Sessøy, Skamtind, Skreddernes, Sommarøy, Storsletta, Torsnes, Tulleng, Tussøy, Vasstrand, Ytre Buvik, Yttergården, Øyfjord

To view a digital version of Vol 1 click here

To view a digital version of Vol 2 click here