Nord-Rana Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Nord-Rana clerical district contains parish registers from Mo (Nord-Rana) parish with Nevernes chapel. It waas separated from Hemnes clerical district in 1843. For earlier records see Hemnes (Sør-Rana) clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Hemnes: 1704-1748, 1752-1788, 1820-1940

Hemnes / Mo (Nord-Rana): 1740-1751, 1790-1841

Mo (Nord-Rana): 1842-1905

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  The 1664-1666 census for Alstahaug clerical district include the parishes of Alstahaug, Herøy, Tjøtta, Vefsn, Nesna and Nord-Rana and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Nord-Rana (Mo) clerical district include the parishes of Nord-Rana and Mo and are available on microifilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre


 * Folketellinga 1865 for [nr.] 1833 Nord-Rana. An index to the 1865 census for Nord-Rana (Mo) is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Nord-Rana (Mo) clerical district include the parishes of Nord-Rana and Mo and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1875 for [nr.] 1833 Nord-Rana. An index to the 1875 census is available on microfiche at the Family History Library


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Nord-Rana (Mo)include the parishes of Nord-Rana and Mo and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivetas well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1900 for [nr.] 1833 Nord-Rana. An index to the 1900 census for Nord-Rana (Mo) is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Nord-Rana (Mo) is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1686-1878: Probates are found in Helgeland judicial district.

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery