Lyngdal Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Lyngdal clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Lyngdal (Å), Austad and Kvås (Qvås).

Microfilm at the is for the years, 1727-1913.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Lyngdal: 1727-1934

Lyngdal / Austad: 1816-1903

Lyngdal / Å: 1815-1844, 1849-1893, 1897-1913

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Lyngdal Clerical District original

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.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Lyngdal Clerical District original

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.


 * 1664-1666: Database at Digititalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801 Lyngdal Clerical District original

The 1801 census (b. 35) for Lyngdal clerical district includes Lygndal, Austad and Kvås parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * 1801: Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Lyngdal Clerical District original

This census 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: Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Lyngdal Clerical District original

This 1875 census 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.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Lyngdal Clerical District original

This census 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: Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Database at Digitalarkivet.

Probate Records
1666-1889: Probates may be found in Lister og Lyngdal judicial district.

1804-1834: Probates are found in Lister Deanery.