Fyresdal Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Fyresdal clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Moland, Veum and Hægland (Heggland), (which was discontinued in 1845) in Fyresdal clerical district. Included Mo and Skafså parishes until 1769.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Fyresdal: 1724-1748, 1769-1814, 1855-1969

Fyresdal / Heggland: 1815-1857

Fyresdal / Moland: 1815-1840, 1864-1914

Fyresdal / Veum: 1815-1920

Fyresdal / Mo: 1724-1748, 1766-1885, 1919-1969

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Øvre og Nedre Telemarken fogderi b. 6 was for Fyresdal clerical district and included Mo parish, Veumannex, Moland annex, Hægland annex and Skafsaa (Skafså) annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. This census was taken by the local parish priests. Fyresdal clerical district and included Mo parish, Veumannex, Moland annex, Hægland annex and Skafsaa (Skafså) annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122968 Item 5. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1782 Census A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet, Folketeljinga 1782 frå Moland (Fyresdal).


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census for Fyresdalclerical district includes Motland, Veum, and Hægeland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 3. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1815 Census The 1815 census for Fyresdal clerical district, which in 1815 included the parishes Fyresdal or Moland, Veum and Hægland. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 6. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Fyresdalclerical district includes Fyresdal, Moland and Veum parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123162. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)..


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Fyresdalclerical district includes Fyresdal, Moland and Veum parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 255732. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitialarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1891 Census the 1891 census for Fyresdal clerical district includes, Fyresdal, Moland, and Veum parishes. It is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Fyresdalclerical district includes Fyresdal, Moland, Hægland and Veum parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 275271-275272. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Probate Records
Øvre Telemark judicial district *1665-1866 Family History Library

Øvre Telemark østfjelske judicial district *1668-1845 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark vestfjelske judicial district *1665-1850 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark deanery *1753-1817 Family History Library *1707-1817 Digitalarkivet

Probate Register for Fyresdal, Mo and Skafså 1724 at Digitalarkivet.