Flosta Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Flosta, Aust-Agder, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records

 * Flosta Parish 1707-1979


 * See also Dypvåg

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 see Holt


 * 1701  see Holt


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Flosta parish in Dypbåg clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It includes the farm names, head of household, his wife, children, other family members staying in household, servants, occupation, sex, age and some miscellaneous information.


 * 1815: 'For most parishes, the censuses between 1801 and 1865 are purely statistical. However, in this case, a proper census is available and it can be accessed at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1865: The 1865 census for Flosta parish in Dybvåg clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It the name of the farm, persons name, status in the family, residence, occupation, sex, marital state, place of birth, age, 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 in a searchable date online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Flosta parish in Dybvåg clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It contains the name of the farm, person's name, year of birth, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Also available in a searchable database online at Digtialarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Flosta parish in Dybvåg clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1900: The 1900 census for Flosta parish in Dybvåg clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It contains the name of the farm, persones name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, when born, where born, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Flosta is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name index in about 1900 were as follows:

2 Arnevik, 9 Aspedalen, 7 Boraas, 4 Braarvik, 10 Brønnekjærbakken, 9 Bø ytre,  1 Dal,  8 Eikeland,  3 Flosta,  5 Gjerdalen,  10 Havneholmen, 9 Hesviken ,11 Hovet, 11 Huverstø,  11 Klæfet og Pila, 6 Kvernhusdalen,  3 Nordstrand,  8 Sillevik, 10 Skjeggestøholmen, 10 Staubø, 6 Stufjelddalen,  11 Tverdal,  6 Vatnebu,  4 Ødegaardsmyren

Probate Records
Nedenes judicial district *1640-1824 Family History Library *1698-1826 Digitalarkivet

Holt (Austre Nedenes) judicial district *1825-1857 Family History Library *1823-1911 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes deanery *1693-1811 Family History Library *1693-1811 Digitalarkivet