Iceland, Census, 1860
This collection contains the 1860 national census for Iceland. Original documents are housed in the National Archives of Iceland.
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Iceland, Census, 1860
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Iceland,_Census,_1860_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains the 1860 national census for Iceland. The census was taken on Monday, 1 October, 1860. The census is arranged by county (amt), district (sýsla), and parish (sókn), with each farm or dwelling enumerated separately. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Icelandic. For help reading them see Icelandic Genealogical Word List and Scandinavian Handwriting.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Person's name
- Age
- Relationship to head of household
- Residence
- Marital status
- Occupation
Column Headings
| Icelandic | English |
|---|---|
| Bæja nöfn og húsa | Remove names and houses |
| Tala húsráðenda á hverjum bæ eða í hverju húsi | Indicate head of household in every town or in every house |
| Nöfn allra heimamanna á hverjum bæ eða í hverju húsi | Names of all the residents in each town or house |
| Aldur hvers eins, að meðtöldu því árinu, sem hann er á | Everyone's age, including the year he is in |
| Gipt, ógipt, ekkill, ekkja eða skilið úr hjónabandi | Married, unmarried, widowed, widowed or divorced |
| Fæðingarstaður (sókn og amt, eða land, ef fæddur er utan Íslands) | Place of birth (parish and county, or country, if born outside Iceland) |
| Nafnbót, embætti, starf, iðnadur, atvinnuvegur, staða á heimilinu, eða á hverju þeir lifa | Name change, position, job, industry, occupation, position in the home, or what they live on |
| Trúarbrögð | Religion |
| Af þessum voru: málö og heyrnarlausir / heyrnarlausir / blindir | Of these were: dumb and deaf / deaf / blind |
| Athugasemdir | Comments |
Collection Content
Sample Images
Austur-Skaftafells, Kálfafellsstaður, census 1860
Collection Details
Language
Icelandic
Location of Original Records
National Archives of Iceland (Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands)
"Ísland, Manntal, 1860", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 14 January 2025.
