Berg Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
contains parish registers for the parishes Berg and Torsken. The church books begin in 1783.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegain headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Berg and Torsken clerical district / Torsken parish: 1783-1811, 1833-1878, 1887-1933
 * Berg and Torsken clerical district / Berg parish: 1843-1936
 * Berg and Torsken clerical district / Senja Nikkelverk: 1877-1887

Census Records

 * '''Vicar's Census 1664-1666, no. 36: Lofoten and Vesterålen deanery, Senja deanery and Troms deanery Digityal Archives


 * '''Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 20: Modern Nordland county, modern Troms county and modern Finnmark county Digital Archives


 * Census (manntall) 1701, no. 19: Senja and Tromsø fogderi is available on microfilm at the Family History Library (included with Lenvik Parish). Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * Ekstraskattemanntallet 1763 Senja fogderi - The 1763 Census, which consists of the parishes: Astafjord, Trondenes, Kvæfjord, Sand (now Bjarkøy), Lenvik, Hillesøy, Torsken, Tranøy, Berg and Mefjord. is available at the Family History Library.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge - The 1801 Census for Berg, Mefjord and Torsken Clerical District is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1825 _ The 1825 Census for Berg Clerical District is available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * Folketelling 1835 - The 1835 Census for Berg Clerical District is available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Arcives)


 * Folketelling 1845 - The 1845 Census for Berg Clerical District is available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * Folketelling 1855 - The 1855 Census for Berg Clerical District is available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865 - The 1865 Census for Berg Clerical District is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 - The1875 Census for Berg Clerical District is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge, 1 Jan 1891 - The 1891 Census for Berg Clerical District is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at the Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 - The 1900 Census for Berg Clerical District is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketelling 1910, Norge - The 1910 Census for Berg Clerical District is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as the Norwegian Historical Data Centre University of Tromsø.

Probate Records
1706-1877 Senja judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Arthur Brox. A history of Berg and Torsken in Berg clerical district in Troms county and a genealogy of the people and their farms. Text in Norwegian.

Farm Names
8 Berg Præstegaard 13 Bergsbotn 9 Bergsøerne 7 Bø 4 Ersfjord  16 Finsæter  2 Græshopen  17 Havn 2 Hopen  14 Lavold 12 Lutnes  3 Mefjord 1 Mefjordbotn  11 Nordfjord  10 Skaland 5 Steinfjord 6 Strandby 15 Strømsnes

Berg og Torsken Bygdebok Volume I

Alfheim, Bakke, Bakken, Bakkevoll, Ballesvik, Ballesvikbotn, Barbogen, Berg, Berglund, Bergsbotn, Bergsøyan, Botn, Brattland, Bukta, Bunkan, Buskenes, Bø, Bøvær, Doktorlunden, Elvebakken, Elvejord, Elvejorda, Elveland, Elvelund, Elvemo, Elvevoll, Ersfjord, Fagerheim, Finnes, Finnsæter, Firkanten, Fiskenes, Fjellborg, Fjellet, Flakstad, Flaten, Foss, Fredheim, Fredlund, Fremtiden, Frydenlund, Giska, Giske, Grehopneset, Grunnfarnes, Gryllefjord, Gryllefjordbotn, Halvardsøy, Hamn, Haugen, Haugland, Haugvoll, Heggelia, Hofsøy, Holmen, Hopen, Huldhaugen, Hvitsten, Håverjord, Indregård, Innergård, Innerholmen, Kaldfarnes, Kampevoll, Katteberg, Kjerringvik, Klokkargarden, Knarvik, Kongsnes, Kveldro, Kvitsteinnes, Laberget, Landsletta, Langbakken, Lavoll, Leikvik, Leirbakmo, Leirstein, Leirvoll, Lenningsbakken, Litlebø, Lomsnes, Lottenes, Lutnes, Lyngan, Løvdal, Medby, Medfjord, Medfjordbotn, Mellomgård, Middagsletta, Midtgård, Mikalparten, Mo, Moen, Mollnes, Myra, Myrbakk, Myre, Myrland, Myrlund, Myrseth, Myrvoll, Mølnevik, Nerland, Nesland, Nikkelverket, Nordengen, Nordfjord, Nordheim, Nyland, Nylund, Nymo, Nøysomheten, Prestegården, Rabben, Roligheten, Rødsand, Sandbakk, Sandsvik, Sandsøyra, Senjavåg, Sifjord, Sildevik, Sjølund, Sjøvollen, Skaland, Skjellelv, Skoglund, Skognes, Skrevoll, Sletten, Slettevoll, Slettstrand, Slettvoll, Smevik, Smibakken, Solbakken, Solheim, Sollia, Solum, Solvang, Sommerset, Stamnesvika, Steinbakk, Steinfjord, Steinhaug, Steinheim, Steinjorda, Steinli, Stordalen, Strand, Strandbakken, Strandby, Straumsnes, Sæter, Teistevik, Tofte, Toften, Torsken, Undland, Utstrand, Vangen, Veimannen, Vik, Vikan, Vollen, Værnes, Værselbakken, Vårhaug, Vårlund, Yttergård