Asker Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Microfilms at the  for Asker prestegjeld (clerical district). The parish registers exist from 1726. Asker prestegjeld contains parish registers from Asker (Ascher) parish and the parishes Østre Bærum (Haslum) and Vestre Bærum (Tanum; Bryn) until 1894.

Images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Asker: 1726-1938
 * Asker / Vestre Bærum: 1856-1921
 * Østre Bærum

Census Records

 * 1660's: Microfilm of census records available at the Family History Library for Asker prestegjeld (clerical district).


 * 1) An extraction of the in Akershus county, Norway.
 * 2) . 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.
 * 3) . 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:  clerical district includes Asker, Østre and Vestre Bærum parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. 1801-telling (census) online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1825: The 1825 census for the parishes Østre Bærum and Vestre Bærum and Asker in.


 * 1835: The 1835 census for in Akershus county, which includes Asker, Vestre Bærum and Østre Bærum parishes. Includes the farmnames, name of the people (often in order of head of houshold, his wife, children, servants and their families etc.), sex, occupation, and some miscellaneous information.


 * 1845:  The 1835 census for in Akershus county, which includes Asker, Vestre Bærum and Østre Bærum parishes. Usually includes the farmnames, name of the people (often in order of the head of houshold, his wife, children, servants, their families etc.), sex, occupation, and some miscellaneous information.


 * 1855:  The 1855 census for in Akershus county, which includes Asker, Vestre Bærum and Østre Bærum parishes. Usually includes the farmnames, name of the people (often in order of the head of houshold, his wife, children, servants, their families etc.), sex, occupation, and some miscellaneous information. These records will also in some cases only list farmnames, number of people living on the farm, approximate ages, and how much grain they produced this year.


 * 1865: This 1865 census for 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. 1865-telling (census) online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1875:  This 1875 census for 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.  1875 census online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1900: This census 1900 census for 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. 1900-telling (census) online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1910: This 1910 Census for Asker clerical distirct is available online at Digitalarkivet

Farm Books
The Family History Library has the following farm books for Asker:

A genealogy of the people and their farms in Akser in Akershus county with some history.

A genealogy of the people and their farms in Asker in Akershus county with some history.

A history of the Blakstad farm in Asker in Akershus county and a genealogy of the families that lived there.

Farm Names
60	Aaby 8	Aannerud 35	Aastad 66	Arnestad 32	Askengen 1	Asker Præstegaard med Vakaas 3	Asker vestre 60	Aspelund 47	Baastad nedre 90	Badstuen 12	Bakke 17	Berg nordre 32	Berger 17	Bergsmarken 16	Bergsæteren 38	Billingstad 14	Biterud 68	Bjørkaas 57	Bjørkøen 61	Blakkestad 55	Bleiker nedre 55	Bleikerengen 52	Bondi nordre 91	Brenna 9	Brensrud 75	Briskehaugen 51	Broen 29	Bruset 41	Brønnøen 86	Buvall 5	Børgen nordre 63	Børsholmen 89	Dikemark 38	Djupendal 7	Drengsrud 4	Dæli 77	Eid 67	Elnes 89	Eriksrud 13	Finsrud 93	Fiskumsbraaten 50	Fusdal 73	Gisle nordre 78	Gjellum 51	Grinden 36	Groset 75	Gui lille 67	Haakavik 25	Haga 50	Hagaløkken 50	Hallen 13	Haneval vestre 22	Haugbu med Fjelken nedre 85	Hauger 14	Haugerud 79	Heggedal 91	Helsing 65	Hesleberg 26	Hofstad 10	Hogstad 27	Holmen 89	Holstein 8	Huken 44	Hval 30	Hvalstad 54	Hvile 76	Høibak 23	Høn vestre 92	Ingelsrud 94	Jerpaasen 50	Jørgensløkken 11	Jøssong 13	Kampenhaug 38	Kleven 64	Koia 56	Konglungen 59	Krillaas 29	Ladebraaten 10	Ladeengen 52	Lagdalen 45	Leangen 53	Leikvold 13	Limovnhagen 71	Linlandet 54	Linløkken 56	Løkenes 69	Løvaas 23	Muserudløkken 39	Nes 40	Nesøen 42	Nyborg 91	Paaverud 93	Padderud 85	Raatedalen 28	Ravnsborg 43	Reistad 18	Rustaden nordre 69	Rustaden søndre 13	Sandbækken 87	Sebjørnsrud mellem 82	Sebjørnsrud østre 20	Sem 2	Skandsebraaten 2	Skandseløkken 2	Skandsen 81	Skjellestad 73	Skjerven 21	Skogum med Fjelken øvre 34	Skustad 32	Slæpendengen 90	Solberg 95	Solli 33	Solstad nedre 73	Staalengen 86	Steingrimsrud 16	Stensrud 37	Stokker 88	Strømnes 42	Syverstad 80	Sætre 46	Teigen 67	Torp 31	Torstad 63	Trosviken 19	Tveiter 49	Undelstad 78	Underland 6	Vasbunden 14	Vassaas 85	Vestengen 58	Vettre 84	Vinnulstad vestre 14	Vittenberg 74	Volden 73	Voldløkken 51	Vomma 24	Vægten 15	Vøien 70	Yggeset 62	Østenstad lille 71	Østeren

Probate Records
1656-1901: Records are found in Aker judicial district.