Sem Parish, Vestfold, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Vestfold County &gt; Sem

Church Records
Sem clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Sem, Slagen and Valløy. They were separated from Tønsberg clerical district in 1739. For earlier records see Sankt Laurentii parish in Tønsberg clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Sem: 1814-1962

Sem / Nordre Slagen: 1963-1979

Sem / Sem: 1702-1814, 1877-1924, 1958-1972

Sem / Slagen: 1702-1814, 1877-1937

Tønsberg / St. Laurentii: 1690-1809

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Sem clerical district include the parishes of Sem and Slagen and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Sem clerical district include the parishes of Sem, Slagen and Valløy, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Sem clerical district include the parishes of Sem, Slagen and Valløy, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census forSem clerical district include the parishes of Sem, Slagen and Valløy, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Sem clerical district include the parishes of Sem, Slagen and Valløy, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This census is also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Sem is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Sem og Slagen: En bygdebok is online. The first volume contains the farm histories. Click on "Første del", then on "Innhold" for a list and link to each farm.

Farm Book on the Internet
Sem Parish.

Sem og Slagen - en bygdebok. Gårdshistorie, bind 1. Tønsberg: Høgskolen i Vestfold, 2002.

Probate Records
1696-1848: Probates may be found in Sør-Jarlsberg judicial district.

1704-1808: Clerical probate records may be found in Jarlsberg Deanery.