Valle Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Microfilm at the fro Valle prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for the parishes Valle (Øvre Setesdal), Bykle and Hylestad. The parsonage burned in 1861. Parish registers from 1714-1928.

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

[http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_fylke=9&idx_kommune=Valle+prgj%2C+Bykle+sokn&idx_kilde=Alle&idx_periode=&idx_textsearch=&js=j Valle/Bykle-- Bykle: 1882-1894, 1917-1944. Valle: 1714-1816, 1831-1882. Valle/Bykle: 1816-1830, 1851-1916.]

Valle/Hylestad: 1816-1831, 1848-1921.

Valle/Valle: 1816-1831, 1848-1928.

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Valle  is available on microfilm a the Family History Library and include the parishes of bykle and Hylestad. This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil author- ities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.

Probate Records
1697-1862 Probates are kept in Vestre Råbyggelag judicial district.

1856-1881 Probates are kept in Setesdal judicial district.