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 forBø clerical district and included Bø parish and Lunde parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library onFilm 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

Probate Records
1667-1834: Probates may be found in Nedre Telemark

1696-1806: Probates may be found in Nedre Telemark Deanery.