Skien Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Skien clerical district contains parish registers from Skien parish. Included Mælum and Mælum until 1738. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Skien: 1659-1679, 1716-1972

Solum: 1701-1876, 1919-1966

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census This census was taken by the local civil authorities.Bamle (Bamble) fogderi b. 6 was for Gjerpen clerical district. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. Bamle (Bamble) prosti census was taken by the local parish priests. Gjerpen clerical district included Gjerpen parish and Skien. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library onFilm 122968 Item 5

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark prosti, Nedre Telemark prosti, Bamble prosti, Manntall 12, 1664 - 1666.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census (b. 30) for Skien City is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 4. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 0806 Scheen


 * 1815 Census for Skien clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694667 Item 3.


 * 1825 Census for for Skien clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694667 Item 4. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1825-teljinga for Skien


 * 1835 Census for Skien clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 5.


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Skien clerical is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123167 Items 1-2, and 123168. It is available also in print 948.1 A1 no. 113. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 0806 Skien


 * 1875 Census Skien clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 255555-255556. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1875-telling for 0806 Skien


 * 1885 Census Skien clerical district is online as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1885-teljinga for 0806 Skien


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Skien clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 275760-275770. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 0806 Skien


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Probate Records
1666-1880: Probates may be found in Skien judicial district.

1696-1806: Probates may be found in Nedre Telemark Deanery.

Probate Register for Skien 1666-1808 at Digitalarkivet.

Websites
Skien genealogical page