Gjerdrum Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Akershus County &gt; Gjerdrum

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers from the parishes Gjerdrum and Heni. Parish registers from 1689 until 1901.

Digitazed parish registers online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Gjerdrum: 1689-1969

Gjerdrum/Gjerdrum: 1881-1945

Gjerdrum/Heni: 1881-1944

Census Records

 * 1660's: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666.  Microfilm of the civil census for the parishes of Gjerdrum and Heni in Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district) available at the Family History Library.  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.
 * 1660's: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  Microfilm of the clerical census for the parishes of Gjerdrum and Heni in Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district) are available at the Familiy History Library. 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.


 * 1801:  Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. Microfilm of the 1801 census for Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district) are available at the Family History Library.   The 1801 census (b. 8) for Gjerdrum clerical district includes Gjerdrum, and Heni parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.  A typewritten edition with indexes is available on microfiche. It is called "Mikrokortutgåva av 1801-teljina".  Also available online at Digital Archives(Digitalarkivet).


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865.  Microfilm of the 1865 census available at the Family History Library.  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.  Also available online at Digital Archives(Digitalarkivet) as well as at Registreinssentral for Historical Data(RHD) at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Books
The Family History Library has. It has histories of the farms with some genealogies of the farmers.

Probate Records
1683-1865: Records are found in Øvre Romerike judicial district.

1845-1877: Records are found in Nes judicial district.

1709-1778: Clerical probate records are found in Øvre Romerike deanery.