Herefoss Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Aust-Agder County &gt; Herefoss

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Herefoss prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for the parishes Herefoss, Vegusdal and Mykland. Herefoss clerical district was established 1 Apr 1875 when Herefoss parish was separated from Hommedal clerical district; Vegusdal parish from Evje clerical district; and Mykland parish from Åmli clerical district. Earlier church records for Herfoss, Vegusdal and Mykland parishes are in the above mentioned clerical districts.

See also Hommedal

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Herefoss/Herefoss: 1868-1925

Herefoss/Mykland: 1871-1915

Herefoss/Vegusdal: 1875-1933

Census Records
see Hommedal for 1664-1666, 1801, 1865, and 1875


 * 1900 Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Herefoss prestegjeld (clerical district) include the parishes of Herefoss, Vegusdal, and Mykland. This census contains the name of the farm, persons name, sex, resident, or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, birth date, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.  Also available in a searchable database online at  Digitalarkivet(digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø in Norway.


 * 1910 Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1900 census for Herefoss is available online at Digitalrkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway, as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Names
17	Aamli 30	Bjelland 4	Bjorvatn 1	Brubakken 3	Dalen 21	Dalene 11	Direnes 12	Engebu 2	Espestøl 33	Gauslaa 5	Haaland 24	Heimdal lille 1	Herefoss 29	Hismyr 10	Holtebu 33	Hønneklev 3	Koveland 29	Kylland 1	Landstveit 16	Lauvaasen 28	Løland 31	Nes 27	Nesbu 11	Odden 23	Ramselien 32	Retterstøl 33	Ringestøl 18	Rodalen 15	Rosaasen 19	Senningtveit 33	Skogtveit 1	Slettene 1	Smedbakken 8	Sneløs 14	Stie 25	Stoveland 26	Suggelien 20	Sundkjenn 13	Topland 7	Trantelien 6	Tveiten 22	Væting 9	Ørteland

Probate Records
Østre Råbyggelag judicial district *1697-1852 Family History Library *1697-1852 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes judicial district to 1824 *1852-1892 Family History Library *1852-1904 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes deanery *1693-1811 Family History Library *1693-1811 Digitalarkivet