Farsund Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
See Lista (Vanse) Clerical District.

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Lista clerical district

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Lista clerical district

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister prosti II Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Lista clerical district

The 1801 census (b. 35) for Lista clerical district includes Lista, and Farsund parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1041 Vandsøe Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Lista clerical district

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1003 Farsund

1865-telling for 1041 Farsund og Vanse Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Lista clerical district

This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1885: 1885-teljinga for 1003 Farsund Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Lista clerical district

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: 11900-telling for 1003 Farsund Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910

Database at Digitalarkivet.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:  2 Eigerø, 2 Eigvaag, 2 Huseby, 2 Salthaug, 1 Sunde

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library *1666-1810 Digitalarkivet

Lyngdal judical district *1810-1910 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet