Værøy Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Nordland County &gt; Værøy

Church Records
Værøy clerical district contains parish registers for the parishes Værøy and Røst. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Værøy: 1752-1798, 1800-1879, 1910-1935

Værøy / Røst: 1752-1801, 1851-1919

Værøy / Værøy: 1752-1788, 1880-1910

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census for Værøy can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah         Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 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. (Usually only males 12 years old and older, but in some cases all males from birth are listed). 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 usually more complete. LOFOTEN FOGDERI b. 20 Lødingen prestegjeld Gimsø (Gimsøy) anneks Vaagen (Vågan) anneks FHL INTL Film 122981 Item 3

Sogneprestenes manntall 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. (Usually only males from 12 years of age, but in some cases all males from birth are listed). 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 usually more complete. SALTEN PROSTI b. 35 Hegestad (Lødingen) prestegjeld Hegestad (Lødingen) fjering Tjelsund (Tjeldsund) fjering Tysfjorden (Tysfjord) fjering Ofoten fjering Vaagan (Vågan) fjering Gimsø (Gimsøy) fjering FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 3

1701 Census for Værøy can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

1801 Census for Værøy

1865 Census for Værøy

1875 Census for Værøy

1900 Census for Værøy

1910 Census for Værøy

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