Norway, Census, 1870

What is in This Collection?

This census was taken on 3 December 1870 in selected coastal cities and trading centers (ladestder). The census was to include all persons living in the residence, including those temporarily absent or present. This collection also contains a folder containing images of a statistical abstract of Bergen. This list gives only numerical information which includes the house number, total number of occupants, the number of person temporarily present, and the number of persons temporarily absent.

The enumeration for the following cities are missing:

The National Archives of Norway's record series for this collection is RA/S-2231/E/El, Folketellingen 1870.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Norwegian. For help reading them see:

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Person's name
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Birth year
• Birthplace

This table gives the column headings used in this census.

Column Heading (Norwegian)	Column Heading (English)
Hus=Nr	House Number (only used in some cities)
Husholdninger	Households
Personernes Navne (Fornavn og Binavn)	Person's names (Given name and Surname)
Borgerlig Stilling	Civil Status
Ægteskabelig Stilling g, ug, e, f	Marital status, m(arried), s(ingle), w(idow/er), s(eparated or divorced)
Fødselsaar (ikke alder) Mandkj. / Kvindekj.	Birth year (not age) Male / Female
Fødsted	Birth place
(N.B. Tiden, naar de Personer, det hadde midlertidig Ophold i huset 31. Decbr., ankom, samt naar de midlertidigt Frværende afreiste, anføres i denne Rubrik). Ligeldes opføres for Undersaatter af fremmede Stater vedkommende Stats Navn.	(Note: The time, when these persons, were temporarily in this house on 31 December arrived, as well as when those temporarily absent which are listed in this Rubric). Also included for the subjects of foreign nations in the name of that nation.

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Lillehammer Brænderi & bryggeri, 991 & 196

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  Household list, Lillehammer Brænderi & bryggeri, 991 & 196

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  Christiania, Storgaden 8

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  Household list, Christiania, Storgaden 8

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  Statistical abstract for Bergen

Coverage Table

The following localities are included in this collection. The number in the Code column is the municipality code used on Norway's Digital Archives website.

Code	City	County
0101	Fredrikshald	Østfold
0102	Sarpsborg	Østfold
0103	Fredrikstad	Østfold
0104	Moss	Østfold
0201	Son	Akershus
0202	Hvitsten	Akershus
0203	Drøbak	Akershus
0301	Kristiania	Oslo
0402	Kongsvinger	Hedmark
0501	Lillehammer	Oppland
0502	Gjøvik	Oppland
0601	Hønefoss	Buskerud
0602	Drammen	Buskerud
0603	Holmsbu	Buskerud
0604	Kongsberg	Buskerud
0701	Svelvik	Vestfold
0702	Holmestrand	Vestfold
0703	Horten	Vestfold
0705	Tønsberg	Vestfold
0706	Sandefjord	Vestfold
0707	Larvik	Vestfold
0802	Langesund	Telemark
0804	Brevik	Telemark
0805	Porsgrunn	Telemark
0806	Skien	Telemark
0901	Risør	Aust-Agder
0902	Tvedestrand	Aust-Agder
0903	Arendal	Aust-Agder
0904	Grimstad	Aust-Agder
0905	Lillesand	Aust-Agder
1001	Kristiansand	Vest-Agder
1002	Mandal	Vest-Agder
1004	Flekkefjord	Vest-Agder
1101	Egersund	Rogaland
1104	Skudeneshavn	Rogaland
1105	Kopervik	Rogaland
1106	Haugesund	Rogaland
1107	Sokndal	Rogaland
1301	Bergen	Bergen
1301	Bergen rural district, Domkirken local parish, Laksevåg	Bergen
1401	Florø	Sogn og Fjordane
1501	Ålesund	Møre og Romsdal
1502	Molde	Møre og Romsdal
1503	Kristiansund	Møre og Romsdal
1601	Trondheim	Sør-Trøndelag
1701	Levanger	Nord-Trøndelag
1702	Steinkjer	Nord-Trøndelag
1703	Namsos	Nord-Trøndelag
1804	Bodø	Nordland
1902	Tromsø	Troms