Norway Vital Records Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This index covers events from 1650 through1920.

Record Description
This index is an electronic database of information compiled from a variety of sources including the following: This index is not complete for any particular place or region.
 * Family Records
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in birth or christening index entries may include:


 * Name of the child
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Birth date
 * Birthplace
 * Christening date (if the source is a church record)
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

The key genealogical facts found in marriage index entries may include:


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Names of the parents
 * Marriage date
 * Marriage place
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

The key genealogical facts found in death or burial index entries may include:


 * Name of the deceased
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Name of the spouse (if married)
 * Death or burial date
 * Death or burial place
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

How to Use the Collection
Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

In birth or christening records, if a surname is not listed for the child, the indexer often assigns the father’s surname to the child. This surname may not be correct. So if you are looking for a birth or christening, search by the given name of the child, adding parents' names and as much locality information as is permitted.

Each entry in this index has a source listed which includes a batch number. You will need to trace the batch number for the individual entry to learn its source. Please see the following wiki articles for more information on batch numbers: IGI

IGI Batch Number Descriptions

IGI Batch Numbers for the British Isles and North America

Record History
For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 2001, some of the entries were published on 2 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "Scandinavia Vital Records Index: Norway." This index is an index of the births or christenings; marriages; and deaths or burials throughout Norway. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Why This Record Was Created
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored the indexing of this collection to help individuals find information about their ancestors.

Record Reliability
Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in Norway.

Related Web Sites
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Related Wiki Articles
Norway Vital Records

Norway Burials 1700-1900

Norway Marriages 1700-1900

Sources of Information for This Collection
"Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/). Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Norway.

"Norway Marriages, 1660-1926," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/). Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Norway.

"Norway Burials, 1666-1927," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/). Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Norway.

Each entry in this index has a source listed. The index may be a compilation of records from a variety of sources, including the following:


 * Family Records
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: How to Cite FamilySearch Collections

Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection:

 * Norway Burials, 1666-1927. digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: February 4, 2011). Death of Ole Erickson--28 July 1868--Os, Hedmark, Norway--fiml number 124472.
 * Norway Marriages, 1660-1926. digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: February 4, 2011). Marriage of Joen Christesen Oen and Karen Larsdatter Hertzog--18 August 1775--Vestre Aker, Oslo, Oslo, Norway--film number 125839.