Finsland Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Vest-Agder County Finsland

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

Church Records
See Bjelland Clerical District.

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Bjelland 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 manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Bjelland 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 manuscript on microfilm.


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


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

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


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1024 Bielland Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Bjelland 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 manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1024 Bjelland Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Bjelland 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 manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Bjelland 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 manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1023 Finsland 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:

13 Aamdal 32 Aamsland 27 Abaasland 1 Daastøl 11 Djubesland 29 Dyble 18 Døinestøl 9 Eftestad 33 Eigelien 25 Espeland 20 Esperaas 24 Finsland 14 Fjeldskaar 4 Fleskaasen 35 Fløistøl 36 Foldalen 37 Folderaas 22 Frikstad 2 Grindeland 13 Grostøl 21 Harbakken 39 Haugedal 3 Hegland østre 8 Heivolden 31 Helland 30 Hæraasen 10 Hønemyr 44 Kimestad 43 Kleveland nedre 26 Kvelland 19 Lausland 7 Leipsland 34 Manflaa 17 Mæsel 35 Rægevigen 28 Røiraas 16 Røiseland 41 Skaaleneset 38 Skogen 20 Slottet 12 Solaas 40 Solkroen 5 Spikkeland 23 Stokkaasen 15 Vatneli 6 Øveland

Probate Records
Mandal judicial district *1667-1887 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Kristianstad deanery *1771-1810 Family History Library *1771-1810 Digitalarkivet