Harkmark Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
See Mandal Clerical District.

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Mandal

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Mandal

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister prosti Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Mandal

The 1801 census (b. 34) for Mandal clerical district includes Halse, Harkmark, and Mandal parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1002 Mandal Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Mandal

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1002 Mandal Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Mandal

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1885: 1885-teljinga for 1002 Mandal Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Mandal

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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1019 Halsaa og Hartmark Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910

Database at Digitalarkivet.

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

11 Aas 10 Dal 14 Dostad 7 Eid vestre 17 Eigebrekk 13 Frydnes 8 Fuvig 2 Hartmark 11 Kaalø 6 Kjørvedal 16 Kvistedal 9 Launes 5 Lian 3 Ormestrengen 15 Osnes 12 Røirvig 4 Røiseland 1 Skeie

The farm names listed Hundstad, Dag. Halse og HarkmarkBosetning or Befolkning Bind I - Harkmark in 2010 are as follows:

Eid vestre, Fuglevik, Harkmark, Kjørdalen, Kjørvedal, Lian, Ormestreng, Ormestrengen, Røyseland, Skeie, Vestre Eid

The farm names listed in Hundstad, Dag. Halse og HarkmarkBosetning or Befolkning Bind II - Harkmark. in 2010 were as follows:

Dal, Dostad, Eigebrekk, Frydenes, Kvistedal, Osnes, Rørvik, Røyrvig, Ås

Probate Records
Mandal judicial district *1667-1887 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Kristianstad deanery *1771-1810 Family History Library *1771-1810 Digitalarkivet