Tromsø Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Troms County Tromsø

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

Church Records
contains parish registers from Tromsø parish which included the parishes of Balsfjord until 1856 and Tromsøysund until 1860.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegain headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.


 * Christenings, 1753-1907, 1915-1925
 * Confirmations, 1749, 1753-1906, 1918-1925
 * Engagements, 1753-1800, 1836-1838
 * Banns, 1838-1883, 1886-1915
 * Marriages, 1753-1906
 * Burials, 1753-1907
 * Vaccinations, 1838-1868
 * Removals and arrivals, 1821-1919

Digital images of the church books are available at Digitalarkivet.


 * Tromsø: 1709-1944


 * Den frie apostoliske menighet i Tromsø: 1856-1892
 * Tromsø Baptistmenighet: 1871-1893
 * Tromsø Metodistmenighet: 1889-1892
 * Tromsø Vår Frue Katolske Menighet: 1890-1902



The Record of members includes baptisms, confirmations, blessings of children, priesthood ordinations, minutes of meetings, emigrations, deaths, excommunications, and other miscellaneous information.

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Tromø include the parishes of Tromsø, Helgøy, Karølsøy and Skjervøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable index.


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Tromsø is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a scanned formatat Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Tromsø include the parishes of Tromsø, Balsfjord and Tromsøysund and is available on microfilm and microfiche at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketelling Tromsø 1801 og 1875. The 1801 and 1875 census for Tromsø city has been extracted and is avaiilable in a book at the Family History Library Call no. 948.452 X22f.


 * 1845 folketelling for Tromsøysund, Balsfjord og Malangen i Tromsø prestegjeld (Troms). The 1845 census for Tromsø clerical district include the parishes of Tromsø, Tromsøysund, Balsfjord and Malangen and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Tromsø is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and  at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1865 for Tromsø (Troms). The 1865 index census for Tromsø is available on microfiche at the Famiy History Library.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Tromsø is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivetand at theNorwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1875 for Tromsø (Troms). An index of the 1875 census for Tromsø is available on microfiche at the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F582177 Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Tromsø is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1900 for Tromsø (Troms). An index of the 1900 census for Tromsø is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellinge for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Tromsø kjøbstad (city) is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.