Nissedal Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Nissedal clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Nissedal and Treungen. They were separated from Kviteseid clerical district in 1810. See Kviteseid for earlier records.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Nissedal: 1811-1814, 1846-1870

Nissedal / Nissedal: 1814-1911

Nissedal / Treungen: 1814-1966

Kviteseid: 1754-1814, 1836-1881, 1904-1969

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Øvre og Nedre Telemarken fogderi b. 6 was for Kviteseid clerical district and included Kviteseid parish, Nissedal annex, Treungen annex, Vraadal (Vrådal) annex and Flaabygd (Ytre Flåbygd) annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. This census was taken by the local parish priests. Kviteseid clerical district and included Kviteseid parish, Nissedal annex, Treungen annex, Vraadal (Vrådal) annex and Flaabygd (Ytre Flåbygd) annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122968 Item 5

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark prosti, Nedre Telemark prosti, Bamble prosti, Manntall 12, 1664 - 1666.


 * 1782 Census The 1782 census for Kviteseid prestegjeld which here includes the parishes Treungen, Nissedal, Ytre Flåbygd, Vrådal and Kviteseid. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694685 Item 6. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet, Folketeljinga 1782 frå Kviteseid og Nissedal.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census (b. 30) for Kviteseid clerical district includes Kviteseid, Brunkeberg, Vrådal, Nissedal, and Treungen parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 3. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 0829 Hvidesøe


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Nissedal clerical district which at this time period included Treungen parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123162. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 0830 Nissedal


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Nissedal clerical district which at this time period included Treungen parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 255731.


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Nissedal clerical district which at this time period included Treungen parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 275270. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 0830 Nissedals


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Names
20 Aakre 17 Aarhus 10 Bakka 26 Borstad 16 Brekke 14 Brekkestøl 22 Dale 22 Dalen 22 Dalene 17 Dyraas 20 Evjen 23 Fjalestad nedre 28 Fjone mellem 24 Frosteli 11 Grimstveit nordre 4 Grovum nordre 21 Haatveit 17 Haugene 24 Holskar 13 Ibrekke 15 Kaasen 15 Litveit 12 Lyselien 2 Midbø 12 Moen 17 Mule 19 Nes 1 Nordbø 15 Opdalen 8 Præstegaarden 25 Reine 23 Slaattefiten 18 Syftestad 20 Trontveit 9 Tveit nordre 6 Tveitene nordre 15 Tveitene søndre 7 Vik 3 Voldene 20 Øen

Nordbø: Dolhus, Rinden, Flom, Sandnes, Funnemark, Evja, Kilen, Øverland, Neirbø, Risland, Nordberg, Fossberg

Midtbø: Søstog

Grovum: Volline, Grovum, Nigard, Uppistog, Åbø, Rønningen (Undeberg), Nykos, Noraberg, Skogen, Sandland, Sandvil, Sandvin, Solvang, Bjørkhaug, Lindane, Kleiva (Åsneskleiv), Kleiva, Rosenlund

Tveitane

Vik: Lindestad (Hegna), Nordteigen (Hegna), Liarheim (Bakkane), Uppsund, Utsund, Sundet, Bukta, Lia, Bakkane, Mosuræ, Nesland, Breidalen, Landvik, Kleiva, Fjonesundet, Hesmyr, Løvås

Prestegarden: Kyrkjeneset, Framnes, Rønningen (Udbøen), Nirisrud, Fredly

Tveit: Nordal, Skeimo, Sanden, Skeimohuset, Strånd, Teigen, Sæflot, Rønningen, Bratterud, Dalane, Bråten, Lauvdal, Hagane

Bakka: Vadder, Braskerud, Ulvsbrekk, Tingsto, Dalane, Tempelen

Grimstveit: Haugen, Uppigard, Nylende, Høgetveit, Moen, Nigard, Flaten, Lyslia, Nordigard, Støylslia, Fitjestøyl, Dampedalen

Ibrekk: Maurbrekk

Tveitane: Søgard, Austigard, Nigard, Uppistog, Kåsa, Litveit, Rafoss, Breiækre, Uvdalen, Tveitane, Uppigard, Lunden, Uppistog, Jorslia, Linækre

Brekke: Kåsa, Steinsland, Berge, Bergli, Lauvstad

Mule: Store-Mule, Midbø, Døla, Haugane, Øverbø (Tysklemma), Nordbø, Baksås, Bergland, Liland, Århus, Århusodden (Meinstad), Berge (Løyne), Søtveit, Lisle-Mule, Dyrås, Kåsa, Berli, Århus

Syftestad: Syftestad, Holt, Lia, Utbøen, Grova, Lofthus

Nes: Lovikja, Strond, Stavskos (Matufs)

Trontveit: Garden, Åkre, Fjellåker, Øya, Holmane, Flostad, Trontveit, Fjelli, Jore, Gjevland, Evja, Raudnes

Håtveit: Dukane, Dalen, Sandvik, Vik, Neset, Breivik, Bukta, Nygård, Moen, Nordsto

Dale: Bakkane, Åbø, Nordal

Fjalestad: Nigard, Søgard, Neirbø, Kosa, Fitæ, Solli, Øverland, Stor-Uppigard, Lisle-Uppigard, Sesjordet, Frostli, Holskar, Rørtveit, Åheim

Reine: Øygarden

Borstad: Lindefjell, Horgevika, Heggland, Kleivane

Fjone: Nigard, Krokane, Rui, Berge, Rønningen, Hesmyr, Rydland, Krokane (Rønningen), Skettemo, Solvang, Lærarbustad, Kvernhushaugen, Uppigard, Mesel, Nordskog, Kosa, Sundsåsen, Solbu, Nordheim, Skogheim, Nordjordet, Solheim, Lindestad, Lauvland, Lauvstad, Fjellheim, Sundet, Fjonesundet, Nordheim (Vallgardsneset), Søgard, Årtun, Haugen, Gamlehaugen, Søgard, Kosæ, Brekke, Bukta, Modøl

Norddbø:

Probate Records
Øvre Telemark judicial district *1665-1866 Family History Library

Øvre Telemark østfjelske judicial district *1668-1845 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark vestfjelske judicial district *1665-1850 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark deanery *1753-1817 Family History Library *1707-1817 Digitalarkivet