Bø Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Bø clerical district contains priest and sexton records from Bø parish. Included Lunde and Ytre Flåbygd until 1866. Ytre Flåbyd was annexed to Bø from Kviteseid (Hvidesøe) clerical district in 1845.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Bø: 1689-1699, 1726-1969

Lunde: 1919-1969

Lunde / Lunde: 1866-1922

Lunde / Ytre Flåbygd: 1845-1907

Kviteseid: 1754-1814, 1836-1881, 1904-1969

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Øvre og Nedre Telemarken fogderi b. 6 was for Bø clerical district and included Bø parish and Lunde parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. This census was taken by the local parish priests.Bø clerical district and included Bø  parish and Lunde parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122968 Item 5

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark prosti, Nedre Telemark prosti, Bamble prosti, Manntall 12, 1664 - 1666.


 * 1782 Census The 1782 census forBø clerical district and included Bø  parish and Lunde parish. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet, Folketeljinga 1782 frå Bø.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census (b. 30) for Bø clerical district includes Bø, Lunde, and Ytre Flåbygd parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 2. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 0821 Bøe


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Bø clerical district includes Bø, Lunde, and Ytre Flåbygd parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library [Bø clerical district includes Bø, Lunde, and Ytre Flåbygd parishes. Film 123160 Item 2]. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 0821 Bøe


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Bø clerical district includes Bø, Lunde, and Ytre Flåbygd parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 255721.


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Bø clerical district is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 275253-275254. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 0821 Bø (Telemarken)


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Names
Farm names and nmbers as listed in Rygg's Norwegian Farm Names about 1900 are as follows:

8 Aagetveit 16 Aase 64 Aase 26 Aasen 50 Aasgrav 37 Aasland 1 Askilt 2 Askiltrud 37 Bakaas 39 Bakaas 43 Bakken 11 Belakjøn 11 Belakjønhaugen 40 Berge 41 Bergene 18 Bjørnfeld 51 Borgen med Flita 21 Brenne 61 Brenne 41 Brukaasa 38 Bruserud 21 Buskerydningen og Indlæggen 24 Bækhus 56 Bø 14 Dalen 18 Dalen 34 Dalen 62 Eiken 10 Eiken østre 63 Eikenrud 12 Engene 26 Erikstein 40 Espedalen 57 Evjen 9 Flatland 9 Folkestad 38 Forberget 41 Fossem 23 Furuvold 3 Gaara 42 Gjuvskaas 15 Glakollkaasene 40 Glenna 41 Glennehaugen 33 Gravajordet 30 Grave 47 Grivi 47 Griviøien 37 Harpestaa 52 Hasarud 41 Haug 47 Haugen og Øverland 25 Haugerud 44 Haugerud 6 Haugland 1 Hegna 26 Hegna 38 Hegna 20 Hegnaasen 9 Heldal 8 Helland 4 Hvaala 55 Indlæggen 35 Jønneberg 14 Jørgedal 23 Kaasa 24 Kaasa 41 Kaasa 55 Kaasa 9 Kaasene 41 Kaasene 9 Kjøntveit 32 Kjøntveit 46 Klep øde 32 Kleven 55 Klokkerstuen 41 Korsveien 19 Kringlaas 30 Krosmokaasa 18 Kytelien 21 Langemyr 3 Langkaas 9 Langkaas 41 Langkaas 34 Leirkoll 19 Li 9 Lien 49 Lien 19 Lihegna 14 Lona 30 Løvold 37 Mid-Forberget 55 Midbø 21 Moen 21 Moland 21 Molandskaasa 27 Myklestøl 54 Mørkholt 55 Nistaas 54 Nordbø 26 Nyhus 9 Olsbru 60 Opdal 15 Orebakken 21 Oterholt 43 Paalskaas 9 Pladsen 53 Præstegaarden 1 Ralle 7 Roteberg 21 Rui 21 Rydningen 18 Rødklev 15 Røisland 21 Sagen 38 Sagen 31 Sanden 45 Sanden 9 Sersland 43 Sissejord 24 Siverhus 50 Skogedalen 37 Skogen 50 Skogen 26 Skrikerud 26 Skruverud 34 Skøien 26 Slaatta 13 Slemmeli 28 Soterud 47 Spærrud 57 Stadsklev 19 Stafsholt 58 Staurem 59 Stillingsrud 15 Stokland 21 Storrydningen 1 Stubberud 22 Sønstebø 31 Tangen 9 Tjæreberget 21 Tollehaugen 19 Torekaasa 49 Torstveit 50 Torstveit 20 Tronskaas 32 Tveitan 15 Tveiten 36 Tveiten 13 Vatner 9 Vemyr 28 Verpe 5 Vestgaarden 9 Vindbæk 25 Vreim 18 Østerli 48 Øverland Skov 29 Øvrebø

Fram names as listed in Bø – Soga II Telemark, Gards- Og Ættesoga Bind I, II, III og IV.are as follows: Some of these farms have been divided into Nordre, Nord, Søndre, Nedre, Øvre, Austre, Aust, or Midtre that are not indicated here.

Probate Records
Nedre Telemark judicial district *1667-1834 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Telemark and Bamble deanery *1696-1806 Family History Library *1696-1806 Digitalarkivet