Frøya Parish, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Frøya, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records

 * Contains parish registers from the parishes Nord-Frøya (Sletten), Froan chapel and Sør-Frøya (Hallaren) in Frøya clerical district. They were separated from Hitra clerical district in 1877. For earlier records see Hitra (Dolm clerical district. The Family History Library has micfrofilm copies of the church records from 1846-1923.


 * Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records
1801, 1835, 1865, 1875 see Hitra (Dolm) clerical district.


 * 1794, 1825-1827: The 1794, 1825-1827 census for Fosen clerical district includes the parishes of Hemne, Hitra, Frøya, Ørland, Stadsbygd, Åfjord, and Bjørnør and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Frøya clerical district is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1900 census for Frøya clerical district includes the parishes of Frøya (Frøien), Nord-Frøya (Sletten), Sør-Frøya (Hallaren), and Froan (Froøyene) and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre. Also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.


 * 1910 census for Frøya clerical district which include (Nord-Frøya and Sør Frøya) is available online at Digital Archives and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre. 

Farm Books
You can download the digital book.

Bygdebokservice (a company in Vestfold) publishes farm books as internet pages using a program called WebExe. With this program it is easy to search and look through the pages. It is also easy to copy the text you want to use.

The book for Frøya consists of local history articles and a discussion of all the farms in the kommune and the inhabitants in a historical perspective.

Farm and Island Names
The following FARMS were listed in Fugelsøy, Maurits, Frøyaboka, vol. 3, (Arbeidsnemnda for Frøyaboka Trondheim: 1972):  Auka, Avløsen,  Bekken, Berget, Bondenget, Breivik, Bremnes, Buen, Bustvik,  Dalø, Dyrøen, Dyrvik,  Ervik, Espnes,  Finningsnes, Flatval, Fredagsvik, Froøene-Halten fiskevær,  Dragsnes,  Gåsøen, Gurvikdal,  Hallaren, Hammeren, Hullet, Humlingsvær, Håvik,  Inntian,  Kjærvågsund, Kjønnøen, Kloven, Klubben, Kvalvær, Kvernø, Kverven,  Langøen, Lervik, Lyngvær-Mausund,  Madsvåg, Midtsian, Myren, Måsøen,  Nesset, Norddalen, Norddyrø, Nordskaget,  Rabben, Ramsøen, Rottingen,  Sandvik, Sjønhals, Skarpnes, Skarsvåg, Skjevik-Hammervik, Sletten, Steinvik Oren og Hellesvik, Store sauholmen Stølan, Strømøen, Sula, Sulaeiendommen, Svellingen, Sæteren, Sørskaget,  Titran, Tuvnes, Tvervåg,  Uttian,  Valen, Vikan, Voksvær, Vågøen,  Yttersian

The following ISLANDS were listed in Fugelsøy, Maurits, Frøyaboka, vol. 1, (Arbeidsnemnda for Frøyaboka Trondheim: 1972):  Andøy, Arøy, Bukkholmen, Edøy, Espenes, Faringsholmen, Fast-Frøya, Finnvær, Flatøy, Futøy, Gjessingøy, Hestøy, Hvalskren, Ilen, Ilsøy, Inntian, Kløholmen, Kunna, Kvaholmen, Kvalværøy, Kvennøy, Kvaløy, Kvaløy med Aukan, Kverva, Kynnøy, Langøy, Lille Aursøy, Lille Burøy, Lille Dola, Lille Lyngøy, Lille Sula, Mauøy, Meøy, Nordbuan, Norddyrøy, Nordøy, Olsøy, Otterholmen, Prestøy, Ramsøy, Remingen, Remmingøy, Risøy, Røttingen, Sauøy, Singsøy, Skogsøy, Sletringen, Steinsnesøy, Store Aursøy, Store Bojøy, Store Burøy, Store Hjertøy, Store Kvaløy, Store Lyngøy, Stordola, Strømøy, Sula, Sundøy, Svartnakken, Søndre Dyrøy, Søndre Silkøy, Sønstøy, Titran, Ursøy, Vatsøy, Vestre Høgnuværøy, Vestre Sauholmen, Uttian, Vestre Gammøy, Værøy, Vågøy, Østre Gammøy

Probate Records
1681-1874: Probates may be found in Fosen judicial district.

1691-1814: Clerical probates may be found in Fosen Deanery.