Rauland Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Rauland clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Rauland, Øyfjell and Møsstrand. Became Rauland clerical district in 1859 when Rauland was separated from Vinje clerical district, Øyfjell from Lårdal clerical district and Møsstrand from the clerical districts Vinje, Seljord, and Tinn. For earlier records see the respective clerical districts listed above.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Rauland: 1859-1886, 1919-1971

Rauland / Rauland: 1814-1935

Rauland / Øyfjell: 1815-1937

Vinje: 1717-1814, 1843-1886, 1919-1969

Lårdal: 1721-1814, 1861-1886, 1919-1969

Seljord: 1654-1686, 1689-1814, 1831-1886

Tinn: 1717-1734, 1757-1814, 1844-1878, 1914-1969

Census Records
For earlier census records see Vinje.


 * 1865 Census for Rauland clerical distrist includes the parishes of Ødefjeld (Øyfjell) and Mjøsstranden (Møsstrand). Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library on https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F414326 Film 123161 Item 4]. A database is online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 0835 Rauland.


 * 1875 Census for Rauland clerical distrist includes the parishes of Ødefjeld (Øyfjell) and Mjøsstranden (Møsstrand). Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library on Film 255730 Item 2. A database is online at Digitalarkivet as 1875-telling for 0835 Rauland.


 * 1900 Census for Rauland clerical distrist includes the parishes of Ødefjeld (Øyfjell) and Mjøsstranden (Møsstrand). Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library on Film 275276. A database is online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 0835 Raulands.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


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

Probate Records
1665-1866: Probates may be found in Øvre Telemark judicial district.

1753-1817: Clerical probates may be found in Øvre Telemark Deanery.