Buksnes Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Buksnes clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Buksnes and Hol with Stamsund chapel. Included Flakstad and Borge until 1748. All the priests records were burned in 1899.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Buksnes: 1704-1748, 1773-1793, 1817-1885

Buksnes / Buksnes: 1886-1943

Buksnes / Hol: 1886-1898, 1911-1938

Dissenter kirker

Buksnes: Den evangelisk-lutherske frimenighet sokn 1891-1933

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Buksnes clerical district includes the parishes of Buksnes, Borge, Valberg, Hol and Flakstad and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1664-1666: Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Buksnes clerical district includes the parishes of Flakstad, Hol, Buksnes, Valberg and Borge and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at digitalarkivet.


 * 1701: Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Buksnes clerical district includes the parishes of Buksnes, Hol, Flakstad, Moskenes, Borge and Valberg and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Buksnes clerical district includes the parishes of Buksnes and Hol and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Buksnes clerical district includes the parishes of Buksnes and Hol and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * 1875: Folketellingen for kongeriget Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Buksnes clerical district includes the parishes of Buksnes and Hol and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digititalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1891: Folketellingen for Norge. The 1891 census for Buksnes and Hol is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1900: Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Buksnes clerical district includes the parishes of Buksnes and Hol and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Buksnes and Hol is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Buksnes and Hol is a digitized farm book.

Farm Names
Fram numbers and names as listed in Rygg's Norwegian Farm Names about 1900 are as follows: 10 Ballstadøen, 9 Balstad, 20 Bolle, 16 Buksnes, 31 Bø 37 Farstad, 23 Flesa  7 Grænen  2 Hauge, 27 Haukland, 19 Himmelstein, 21 Holand, 3 Horn  15 Jerstad  12 Kjuklingdalen, 35 Kvervelaas  18 Leknes, 1 Lilleeidet, 19 Løkhaugen  15 Nystad  22 Offersøen, 38 Opdøl  11 Reine, 30 Reppe, 32 Rise  14 Skarsjøen, 13 Skotnes, 13 Skotnessjøen, 39 Skulbru,17 Storeidet, 18 Storvolden, 4 Sund  1 Taen  29 Utakleiv  24 Vaaje, 26 Vik, 5 Vitting, 36 Vold nedre, 34 Vold øvre

Farm names shown in Berg, Ola. Buksnes Bygdebok Bind II in 1950 are as follows: Akerbakken, Alfheim, Auna, Austerparten Bakkehaug, Bakkeland, Bakkeli, Bakkemo, Bakken, Bakketun, Baldrikstad, Ballstad, Ballstadlandet, Ballstadøy, Ballstadøya, Bankplassen, Bergheim, Bergland, Berglund, Bergly, Bjørkås, Blombakk, Bolle, Bolle Nedre, Bolle Øvre, Bolleholmen, Borgosen, Brattberg, Brattli, Breidablikk, Brekkestad, Broderbakken, Bronvoll, Bruhaug, Brødreskifte, Bråten, Buhaugen, Buksnes, Bø, Bøe Nedre, Bøelva  Daleng, Dalheim, Dønvold  Einerhaugen, Einåsen, Ekra, Elevollen, Elvebakken, Elvebvollen, Elvegård, Elvegården, Elvehaugen, Elvenes, Elvesletten, Elvestad, Elvevollen, Elvhaug, Elvhaugen, Elvteigen, Engen, Enrehagen, Evang  Fagerbakk, Fagerbakken, Fagerhaug, Fagerheim, Fagerli, Fagermyr, Fagernes, Fagertun, Finnholmen, Fjell, Fjellbakk, Fjellheim, Fjelltun, Fjellvang, Fjelly, Fjærvold, Flatebø, Flatmo, Flæsa, Fognjord, Fossmo, Fredheim, Fredly, Fredvoll, Fridheim  Gjermesøy, Gjerstad, Gjerstad Nedre, Gjerstad Øvre, Gjerstadhaugen, Gjerstadneset, Gjerstadåsen, Gravdal, Gravlunden, Grova, Grubstad, Græna Nordre, Græna Søndre, Grænaholmen, Grønnbakken, Grønnvoll, Gullbakken, Gullhaugen, Gyrihaugen  Halsmyren, Hammervoll, Hamre, Hartvig, Harvollen, Hauan, Haug, Haug Indre, Haug Nedre, Haug Ytre, Haugen, Haugtun, Haukland, Heimgård, Heimly, Helland, Hernes, Hestnes, Hestneset, Hettbakken, Himmelbjør, Himmelstein, Himmelstein Nedre, Hjortestad, Holand, Holmen, Holmstad, Holt, Hompen, Horg, Horn, Husebø, Hvalrygg, Høybakk, Høybakkmo, Høyden, Høymo, Høytaen, Håpet  Indre Våje, Innerstranden  Kallerhaugen, Kilden, Kirkevold, Kjellbogen, Kjuklingdal, Klausstrand, Klemmetshaugen, Klokkergården, Knausen, Kongelig, Kreaturhold, Kremmervika, Kullhaug, Kulltomten, Kvellro, Kvervelås, Kyllingdal  Ladebakken, Lakeselvhaug, Lakselvhaug, Lakselvhaugen, Langeland, Langroa, Langvollan, Langvollen, Leifset, Leite, Lekka, Leknes, Leknesstranden, Lian, Lilleberg, Lilleeidet, Lillegård, Lillegården, Lillehaug, Lillehaugen, Lillehøyden, Lille-Rise, Lillevold, Lilleå, Litlevollen, Lundberg, Lundheim, Lykkehaug, Lykseth, Lysaker, Lysvold, Lysvoll, Løkmoen, Løykvoll  Melkvoll, Mellemstranden, Mellomgården, Mevold, Mevoll, Mevollen, Midtheim, Mjåneset, Moa, Moheim, Monkan, Murheim, Myrbakk, Myrhaug, Myrlund, Myrmark, Myrset, Myrsletten, Myrstad, Myrvang, Myrvoll  Nakken, Nautøy, Nautøya, Nedre Gjerstad, Nedre Haukland, Nedre Vold, Nergård, Nerjorden, Nervollen, Nerås, Neset, Nordbakk, Nordbakken, Nordeng, Nord-Græna, Nordgård, Nordgården, Nordheim, Nordli, Nordly, Nordparten, Nord-Reine, Nordsjøen, Nordstrand, Nordtaen, Nord-Taen, Nordtamoen, Nordtoften, Nordvang, Nord-Vetting, Nordvollen, Nordås, Noreby, Norly, Nybakken, Nyborg, Nygård, Nyheim, Nymoen, Nyplassen, Nyrud, Nysletten, Nystad, Nyvold, Nyvoll, Nærheim  Offersøy, Olsborg, Opdøl, Opdøl Vestre, Opdøl Østre, Opheim, Oppheim, Orgotten, Oslund  Rabben, Reine, Reine Nordre, Reine Søndre, Reineholmen, Reinhaugen, Reinsjøholmen, Rekstrand, Reppe, Reppe Nordre, Reppe Søndre, Reppehalsen, Rinnheim, Rise, Risen, Risevollan, Rishaug, Rishaugen, Rissen, Ro, Rognbusletten, Rorstø, Rydheim, Rydningen, Rødsand  Sakstad, Sandrup, Sandstran, Sigtun, Silsandvik, Sjøberg, Sjøen, Sjøhaug, Sjølund, Sjøstrand, Sjøvold, Sjøvolden, Sjøvoll, Skarheim, Skarsjøen, Skjønnstu, Skjønstu, Skog, Skogheim, Skoglund, Skogly, Skoleheimen, Skoletomta, Skolevoll, Skotheim, Skotnes, Skotnes Øvre, Skotnessjøen, Skulbru, Skulbrusjøen, Slaktertomten, Sletten, Sletteng, Slettnes, Slettvolden, Slettvoll, Slettvollen, Sliptomta, Snippen, Solbakk, Solbakken, Solberg, Soleia, Soleng, Solhaug, Solhaugen, Solheim, Solli, Sollihøgda, Solstad, Solstrand, Solstranden, Solvang, Solvold, Solvoll, Solvollen, Solås, Sommerheim, Sommerly, Sommerlyst, Sommerro, Sommerset, Sommerseth, Sommervold, Spannstein, Steinbakk, Steinbakken, Steinberget, Steinhaug, Steinland, Steinsrud, Steinsund, Steinvik, Steinvold, Stenbakken, Stenhaug, Stibakken, Storbakkehaug, Storeidet, Store-Rise, Storevolden, Stormyren, Stormyrteigen, Stor-Rise, Storvollen, Storvollen, Storå, Strandberg, Stranden, Strandheim, Strangbergsletten, Strømsnes, Stuemyren, Sund, Svingen, Svinøy, Sølje, Sørbakken, Sør-Græna, Sørgården, Sørli, Sørparten, Sør-Reine, Sørsjøen, Sørstrand, Sør-Taen, Sør-Vetting, Sørvollen  Toften, Tomtebo, Toppen, Torp, Trudvang, Tuft, Tunstad, Tussan, Tæn  Under Storeidet, Uppheim, Uttakleiv  Valberget, Valbergstranda, Valheim, Vallhall, Vang, Varbakken, Vatnbakken, Vestby, Vesterparten, Vestervold, Vestheim, Vetting, Vetting Nordre, Vetting Søndre, Vevik Sund, Vian, Vik, Vilberg, Vingstad, Volden, Vollan, Vollanbakken, Vollnes, Vågan, Vågmo, Våje, Vårberg, Vårheim  Ytre Våje, Ytterli, Ytterlie, Ytterslåtten  Æsholmene  Østerhaug, Østerparten, Østervold, Østgård, Øvergård, Øvergården, Øverjorden, Øvre Gjerstad, Øvre Haukland, Øvre Skarsjøen, Øvre Vold, Øvregård  Ålstad, Åsbakk, Åsby, Åsgård, Åsheim, Åsly

Probate Records
1673-1879: Probates are found in Lofoten og Versterålen judicial district.