Ålesund Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Contains priest and sexton records from Ålesund parish. It was separated from Borgund clerical district in 1858. For earlier records see Borgund clerical district. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Ålesund: 1855-1934

Borgund: 1788, 1803, 1826-1879, 1916-1924

Census Records

 * Folketelling Ålesund 1825


 * 1801 census see Borgund clerical district.


 * Folketellinga 1865 for [nr.] 1501 Ålesund. Index to the 1865 census for Ålesund is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Ålesund city is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives, as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1875 for Ålesund (Møre og Romsdal). 1875 census for Ålesund available on microfiche at the Family History Libraryas well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriget Norge den 31te desember 1875.The 1875 census for Ålesund city is available on microfilm at the Family History Libraryas well as online at the Digital Archvies.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Ålesund is available on microfilm at the Family History Libraryas well as online at the Digital Archivesand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Ålesund is available online at Digital Archivesand as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1689-1801: Probates are found in Sunnmøre judicial district.

1791-1852: Probates are found in Nordre Sunnmøre judicial district.

1707-1807: Clerical probates are found in Sunnmøre Deanery