Vefsn Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Vefsn clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Vefsn with Mosjøen, Drevja and Grane. Included Hattfjelldal until 1860 when it became its own clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vefsn: 1690-1693, 1712-1778, 1780-1858

Vefsn / Mosjøen Ladested: 1880-1903

Vefsn / Vefsn: 1880-1896, 1934-1944

Vefsn m/Mosjøen: 1846-1879

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Alstahaug clerical district include the parishes of Vefsn, Alstahaug, Herøy, Tjøtta, Nesna and Nord-Rana and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable index for Alstahaug, Vefsn, Nesna,  Rana (Hemnes).


 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Vefsn clerical district include the parishes of Drevja, Grane and Vefsn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.


 * Manntall 1701 : opptatt av fogd, sorenskriver og sogneprest ifølge kongebrev av den 26 juli 1701. The 1701 census for Alstahaug clerical district include the parishes of Alstahaug, Hemnes, Mo, Nesna, Vefsn, Tjøtta and Herøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a scanned formatat Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database at Helgelandand Vefsn. and in aPDF file


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge.  The 1801 census for Vefsn clerical district include the parisehs of Vefsn, Drevja, Gran and Hattfjelldal and is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Vefsn clerical district include the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja and Grane and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Vefsn clerical district include the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja and Grane and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivetand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1686-1878: Probates are found in Helgeland judicial district.

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery

Historical Society
Vefsn Historielag