Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912

What is in This Collection?

This collection is for the 1912 census for the city of Oslo, which, until 1925, was known as Kristiania. The census contains an enumeration of all persons resident in the city on 1 February. Municipal censuses for Oslo were taken in the following years: 1883, 1899-1905, 1907-1910, 1912-1929, 1931-1938, 1940-1943, 1946-1949, 1951-1954.

The census consists of the following parts: Skema 1, Husliste, identifying the street name and house number, a tally of the number of persons living in each apartment on each floor, (Sammendrag av personlisterne for huset), and statistical data (Beboelsesstatistik); Skema 2, Personliste containing details on each individual. The census is arranged alphabetically by street name, then by house number. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Related National Archives Collections

For a list of records available online at Digitalarkivet see Oslo Censuses.

Reading These Records

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Sammendrag

Norwegian	English
Personlistens nummer	Number of associated person list
Leiligheten ligger i hvilken etage / opgang nr.	The apartment is located on which floor / staircase no.
Hjemmehørende personer i leiligheten - Mandkj. / Kvindekj. / Ialt	Residents in the apartment - Male / Female / Total

Personliste

Column Number	Column Heading (Norwegian)	Column Heading (English)
1	Nr.	Number
2	Fuldt navn	Full name
3	Fødselsaar	Birth year
4	Fødselsdatum	Birth date
5	Fødested	Birthplace
6	Erhverv og livsstilling	Occupation and life position
7	Om ugift, gift, enke(m.), lovlig separert eller fraskilt	If single, married, widowed, legally separated or divorced
8	Hvor bodde De den 1. december 1910?	Where did you live on 1 December 1910?
9	Sidste flytning: Datum / Hvorfra?	Last move: Date / From Where

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Skjelderupsgate 13, 1912 census

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  Skjelderupsgate 13, 1912 census statistical summary