Mo Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Mo clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Mo and Skafså (Skafse). They were separated from Fyresdal clerical district in 1769. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.


 * Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * Vicar's Census 1664-1666, no. 12: Øvre Telemark deanery, Nedre Telemark deanery and Bamble deanery. This census was taken by the local parish priests and is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digitalarkivet). 


 * 1664-1666 Civil Census: This census was taken by the local civil authorities and is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1782: A special 1782 census for Mo clerical district exists and used to be available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) but was removed when the website was changed. When they re-add it, a link will be provided here.


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Mo clerical district includes Skafså parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Mo clerical district includes Skafså parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Mo clerical district includes Skafså parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: The 1891 census is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Mo clerical district includes Skafså parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1900 census for Mo is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * The census of 1865, 1875, 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center.

Farm Names
7 Aamsberg 15 Aase 43 Aasland 1 Austbø 30 Bakken 43 Bakken  16 Dølo  35 Felland nordre 2 Flaaten 36 Fles 35 Flodvasheien  36 Gjuvet 42 Gravli  14 Haatveit nedre 19 Hauge-Haatveit 37 Haugebak 39 Haugeland 4 Haugen 39 Haugen 42 Haugen 6 Haugo 1 Haukaas 9 Hegtveit 3 Huso  9 Jordeshaugen 16 Jordet 43 Jordet  3 Kaasen 33 Kalbast 16 Kjønnestøl 26 Klippingdalen 15 Kringlaak 27 Kvaalen 17 Kvarvet  5 Leirbrekke 32 Li 38 Lillestu 10 Ljostad 31 Lofthus vestre 37 Lofthus østre 3 Loftsgaarden 14 Lundtveit og Kaarehommen  33 Mandsværk 4 Midbø 24 Midjaas nordre 23 Midjaas søndre 21 Mostøl 27 Murtestølsteigen  21 Nedrebø 7 Nevestveit 27 Nordgaarden  11 Præstegaarden  28 Reindal 29 Reinen 1 Rekublad 16 Ringestuen 33 Ripilen 34 Rofshus 18 Rui 32 Rui 35 Rydningen 12 Rykkeli  26 Seltveit 15 Sjaaheim 19 Skaalen 20 Skretveit 39 Slettetveit 33 Svangeheien  19 Teigen 15 Tovshus 9 Tuftene 6 Tveiten 25 Tveiten  41 Undedal 5 Urebø 7 Utabjaa nedre 8 Utabjaa øvre 4 Utbø  22 Vadde 40 Venedalen 42 Vistad  12 Øde-Rykkeli

Mo Bygdebok I, Mo sokn:

Haukås: Rekublad, Austbø, Haukåsheie, Kleivi. Floten: Loftsgarden, Hesthommane, Skog, Sveigefitlie, Moen, Haukås, Austjordet, Rekublad, Lie, Moen, Lunden. Loftsgarden: Nordstog, Skeiemyrane, Huso, Kosi, Nylendet, Utigard, Leirbrekkejordet, Nevahaug, Hestehommane, Skjelvik, Nyland, Plassen, Sveigen, Vik, Krokmyr, Nygard, Nystog, Strindsnes, Staksvik, Stridsmo, Vasshus, Sylverud. Midtbø: Listøyl, Nylendet/Bastuhaugen, Myre, Hesthommane, Utistog, Haugen, Udbø, Dokkemåli, Plassen, Nystog, Nordbø, Dokki, Juve. Leirbrekke: Urbø, Leirbrekke, Målet, Nordjordet, Skjelvik, Gjeldet. Haugo: Tveiten, Haugo, Fredheim, Bugen. Byrte: Nevestveit, Åmsberg. Utabjå: Åmsberg, Nergarden, Jordshaugen, Semmedalen, Nivelking, Sandviken, Espe, Bugen, Slettedalsheie, Tuftine. Jordshaugen: Heggstveit. Ljostad: Midtgarden, Byrteosen. Mo Prestegard: Moen, Ljostad, Presteskogen, Nåsskogen, Bruteigen, Mosli. Rykkeli: Fitjeskog, AurykkeliMidtgarden, Juvland, Åsen. Håtveit: Uppigard, Ljosåk, Rui, Sagahaugen, Heimigard, Nigard, Søgard, Kårehommen, Åland, Lundtveit, Øyane, Moen/Åsbyggjemoen, Åheim, Betel, Lundtveit, Uderberg, Profetlien. Åse: Kringlåk, Tovshus, Sjåheim, Storås, Uppkomdalen, Tveito, Storås, Godtland, Sjåheim. Ringestoga: Dølo, Kjønnestøyl, Ringestogheie, Jordet, Kjønnestøyl. Kvarvet: Finflotte, Staven. Rui: Russlien. Haugehåtveit: Skålen/Utarskålen, Teigen, Haugehåtveit, Tokke, Høymyr, Nivelking, Lio, Fjellet, Husdalen, Skålen. Skredtveit: Jordet, Skålen, Slåtta, Skålenjordet, Lurås, Russlikosi. Nedrebø: Luane, Mostøyl, Tokke, Timbåsstykket, Mostøylbakken, Mostøylbakken, Årmoti, Sleipane, Timbåsen, Rinden, Grav, Breiland, Røysland, Steinsland. Vadde: Aurykkeli, Fitjeskog, Flata, Dalen, Furuheim, Rykkeli, Vaddedalen, Sebersli. Midjås: Øyuvåsen, Dalen/ Brattedalen, Langeli, Tveiten, Åsmundsdalen, Langeli, Seljehommen, Brynestøyl. Tveiten: Slejehommen, Trolldalen: Seltveit: Klippingdalen, Granarroheie, Seltveitflotten, Klokkarflotte. Froland: Nordgarden, Kvålen, Murterstøylteigen, Reinskæven, Hovond, Brurestøyl, Goddalsteigen, Rosvad, Plassen. Reindal, Dokki, Grovstad. Reini: Murtestøylteigen, Juvet. Bakken: Svalhusdalen, Ramsliheie, Strandstøylheie, Vassenden, Lofthus, Goddalsmoen. Lid: Rui, Naubardal. Ripilen: Grunnkjønnslåtten, Gamlestøyl, Kalbast, Skarestøylsheie, Svangeheie, Heimemarken, Fjøllstøyl, Tveråskykkja. Rovshus: Svangefallet, Teksle. Felland: Flovassheie, Søstog, Runningen, Heie, Drivbuheie, Sigurdsli, Dokki, Juvet, Flovassheie, Fles, Åsdalsskogen, Myklestølheie, Hovassheie, Eikedokki, Låmyr, Haugen, Ripilen, Fles, Levad, Roligheten, Dagsbeitet, Mannsverk. Lofthus: Haugebakk, Haugesel, Eivinddalen. Listog: Kvilde, Sennesheie, Eivinddalsstykket, Våjordstøyl, Hagen. Haugland: Haugen, Slettetveit, Bjørgen, Klippingdalen, Bjørguvsine, Eide, Ormegravjore, Seltveit, Løyning, Koparhaugen, Nyhus, Brattveit, Raubekkhaugen. Vendalen. Underdal: Dalen, Drengsdal, Underdalslien, Tortveit, Høgækre, Gardsli, Bjørnemyr, Hasledalen, Steinslien. Vistad: Gravli, Heimigard, Uppistog, Haugen, Nystad, Tokke, Juvland, Øyfjellet, Midtgarden, Bekkhus, Sørgarden, Åland, Nordskog, Midtbø, Gravhaug, Gravli, Bruher, Søning, Skogen, Flateland, Dalen, Hyttebyn, Nystad, Kårstein, Teigen, Myrbø, Brubakk. Åsland: Jordet, Moen, Bakken, Huvestad, Sanden, Moland, Skogheim, Moheim, Skogstad, Nyland, Tønsberg, Flatland, Petersborg, Bjørnemyr, Bakken, Haugsevje, Asia, Kasine, Sagabakken, Rindelien, Jordet, Vibek, Lyberg.

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.