Norway, Church Books, 1797-1958
The Norway Church Books include the years 1850-1930 and contains records of births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. This collection is part of a collaborative agreement involving FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and the National Archive of Norway.
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Norway, Church Books
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What is in This Collection?
This collection contains indexes and images of parish registers from Norway. It contains records of births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. This collection contains records from 1815, but may include some records beginning in 1814. The earliest parish register in Norway is from Andebu, Vestfold, in 1623, but the church did not begin keeping records across the entire country unil 1688. A standard format for parish registers was approved in 1812, but did not begin to be used until 1814.
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 Norway Languages and Norwegian Word List.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
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Baptism
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Marriage
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Burial
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Collection Content
Sample Images
Vang, Hedmark, baptisms, 1813
Granvin, Hordaland, marriages, 1839
Jelsa, Rogaland, burials and stillbirths, 1858
Coverage Table
A coverage table for this collection is available at Norway Church Books, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Collection Details
Language
Norwegian
Location of Original Records
The National Archives of Norway
"Norway, Church Books, 1797-1958", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 8 October 2025.
