Ibestad Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
contains parish registers for the parishes Ibestad, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord. Included Bardu parish until 1853 when it was annexed to Målselv clerical district and Salangen and Lavangen parishes until 1907 when they became Salangen clerical district. Records begin in 1751.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegian headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Ibestad clerical district: 1751-1868, Engagements, 1888-1904, 1914-1919, Birth register, 1917-1929
 * Ibestad clerical district / Astafjord parish: clerical census, 1805-1805
 * Ibestad clerical district / Ibestad parish: 1776-1808, 1821-1942
 * Ibestad clerical district / Salangen parish: 1865-1937
 * Ibestad clerical district / Tranøy parish: 1744-1757

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Astafjord, Dyrøy, Tranøy and Lenvik and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Astafjord, Bardu, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja and Gratangen, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). See also 1801 Census for Ibestad clerical district which included Astadfjords and Tranøy later separated from Ibestad.


 * Folketelling 1825, 1845, og 1846, Ibestad prestegjeld (Troms). The 1825, 1845 and 1846 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen, Astafjord and Bardu and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Available online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre. and Digitalarkivet.


 * 1891 Census for Ibestad includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavangen, Andørja, Gratangen and Astafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Ibestad clerical district includes the parishes of Ibestad, Salangen, Lavange, Gratangen, Astafjord and Andørja and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet for Salangen and Ibestadand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Ibestad is available online at Digitalarkivet for Ibestad (Ibbestad), Lavangen, Salangenand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1706-1877 Senja judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Hilmar Eriksen. A history of the old Astafjord and Ibestad parishes in Troms county with some genealogies of the the people and their farms beginning in the year 1115. A farm name index to volume 2 is found in the following link. [[Image:948.452-A1 H2e V2 - ASTAFJOR 2.pdf]]

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

104 Aa indre 40 Aakenes 108 Aandervaag 103 Aanstad 111 Aarbostad 65 Aarsandvik 41 Aarstein 67 Bakkejorden 74 Balteskaret 29 Belnes 59 Beritsletten 47 Bjørkmoen 95 Bolla indre 102 Breivik 85 Breivold 57 Dalen nedre 43 Dalsletten 77 Djupvik 94 Dyrstad 78 Elvebakken 50 Elvenes 51 Elveneshaugen 107 Engenes 46 Fjelddal 44 Fjeldhøiden 42 Fjordbotn 61 Foldvik 75 Fornes 113 Fornes 82 Forsaa indre 100 Fugleberg 76 Gravfjordens Almenning 115 Gregusvik 52 Grimjorden 65 Grov 35 Grøsnes lille 101 Hallevik 53 Haugen 87 Havnvik 66 Helleren 37 Hesjeberg 63 Hilleshavn 45 Holtaas 88 Ibbestad Præstegaard 102 Igeland 112 Jægtevik 110 Klaapen 114 Kraakrø 79 Krokmyrdalen 48 Kvernmoen 56 Laberget mellem 70 Laberget søndre 106 Laupstad 36 Lavik 84 Lilleskog 91 Lund 31 Løvdal lille 71 Marskaret 73 Miklevold 77 Moldvik 84 Myren 33 Myrland 32 Myrlandshaugen 69 Opdal 49 Osvold 86 Parten 80 Rensaa 99 Roldnes nordre 68 Saltvandet 54 Sandnes 102 Seglstein 28 Selnes 92 Selset nedre 39 Skifte indre 83 Storskog 64 Stræte 109 Strømmen 55 Strømsnes 96 Svartholtet 60 Svortebækken 72 Tortenvik 62 Tyvskjær 109 Vasskaret 91 Vik

Det Gamle Alstafjord og Ibestad Volume II Gårder og Slekter

Aa Indre, Aa Ytre, Aakenes, Aandervåg, Aanstad, Aarbostad, Aarsand, Aarsanden, Aarsandvik, Aarstein, Aarvik, Amundsvik, Andersminne, Annaminde, Aspelien, Austby, Austreheim, Bakkehaug, Bakkejord, Bakkemolen, Balteskar, Banhågen, Belnes, Bertusminne, Bjerkmoen, Bjørklund, Bjørsbakken, Bolla, Borgerleiet, Brændmoen, Branmo, Bratberg, Breidablikk, Breistrand, Breivik, Breivoll, Brekkan, Dalen, Dalsletten, Danielløkken, Djupviken, Dypvik, Dyrstad, Elvebakken, Elvelund, Elvenes, Elveneshaugen, Elverhøi, Elvesletten, Elvevold, Enevold, Engenes, Ensomheten, Eriksminne, Fagerbakken, Fagerheim, Finnvik, Fjelldal, Fjellhøiden, Fjordbotn, Fjordbotten, Flatmo, Foldvik, Fornes, Forneshavn, Forså, Fredheim, Fremtiden, Fugleberg, Furås, Furnes, Gabriels Minde, Gabrielsminne, Gamman, Gratangen, Gratangsbotn, Graverveita, Gregorsvik, Gregusvik, Grenesletten, Grimjord, Grøsnes, Grøttangsbotten, Grov, Hagenes, Hallevik, Hansvold, Hansvoll, Haugen, Haugnes, Haugneset, Havnesodden, Havneteigen, Havnnes, Hellaren, Henriksletten, Henriksminne, Hesjeberg, Hilleshavn, Høgnesmoen, Holtås, Høybaken, Høysletten, Hundsnes, Hustomt, Ibestad, Igeland, Indre Jonsvoll, Jægerbakken, Jektvik, Jensvold, Johansborg, Johnsborg, Jondinaheim, Jonsvoll, Jøvika, Kalveskinnet, Karlstad, Koldesletten, Kjersem, Kleiva, Klopen, Kongshaugen, Kongsvoll, Kovan, Kråkrø, Kråkrøhavn, Krokmyrdal, Kveldro, Kvenmoen, Ladberg, Lagatun, Lailand, Lamoen, Laryggen, Laupstad, Lauvdal, Lavik, Lavollen, Leirbakken, Leirvåg, Lien, Lillehaugen, Lilleng, Lilleskog, Lølund, Løteigen, Løvika, Løvmoen, Løvsletten, Lund, Madzvig, Maiviknesset, Markbakken, Marskar, Miklevolll, Milmarken, Mobakken, Moen, Mølnesletten, Molund, Mortensminde, Myrengen, Myrland, Myrlandshaug, Myrlund, Myrvoll, Næsset, Naustvolden, Nautnaes, Nebbestenen, Nedre Ibestad, Nergården, Nese, Niphaugen, Nøisomhed, Nordforsaa, Nord-Rollnes, Nygård, Nylund, Nymoen, Nyrud, Opdal, Orhaugen, Osvold, Paalsletten, Parten, Petersborg, Pollen, Poulsletten, Renså, Rensvoll, Rognlien, Rollnes, Rørskoven, Rydjen, Ryet, Rysletten,Saltvann, Sandnes, Segelsten, Seglstein, Selend, Seljeskoken, Selnes, Selseth, Seter, Sjøvollen, Skarsletten, Skifte, Skogen, Skoglund, Skovly, Solås, Solbakken, Solheim, Sollien, Solnakken, Solvoll, Sortebekken, Staten, Stilseth, Stivolden, Storelvfossen, Stormoen, Storskog, Strand, Straumen, Stræte, Strømnes, Svartholte, Svenberg, Syrvika, Sæterlund, Søndre Rollnes, Teistevoll, Thomashaugen, Tjuvskjær, Toftesletten, Tortenvik, Uren, Utsikten, Vasskaret, Vik, Viken, Vasøse, Ytre Aa, ytre Aarvik, Ytre Jonsvoll, Øverland, Øvre Rollnes

Historical Society
Ibestad Historielag