Vefsn Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Nordland County Vefsn

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

Church Records
Vefsn clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Vefsn with Mosjøen, Drevja and Grane. Included Hattfjelldal until 1860 when it became its own clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vefsn: 1690-1693, 1712-1778, 1780-1858

Vefsn / Mosjøen Ladested: 1880-1903

Vefsn / Vefsn: 1880-1896, 1934-1944

Vefsn m/Mosjøen: 1846-1879

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Alstahaug clerical district includes the parishes of Vefsn, Alstahaug, Herøy, Tjøtta, Nesna and Nord-Rana and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable index for Alstahaug, Vefsn, Nesna, Rana (Hemnes).


 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Vefsn clerical district includes the parishes of Drevja, Grane and Vefsn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.


 * Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Alstahaug clerical district includes the parishes of Alstahaug, Hemnes, Mo, Nesna, Vefsn, Tjøtta and Herøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a [http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/ft/38463/ scanned formatat Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database at Helgelandand Vefsn. and in aPDF file


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Vefsn clerical district includes the parisehs of Vefsn, Drevja, Gran and Hattfjelldal and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Vefsn clerical district includes the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja and Grane and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Vefsn clerical district includes the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja and Grane and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivetand at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Vefsn clerical district includes the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja and Grane and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at theNorwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Vefsn clerical district includes the parishes of Vefsn, Grane and Drevja and is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Jacobsen, Kjell, Vefsn bygdebok, Mosjøen : Utgitt av Vefsn kommune, 1970-. Local history for Vefsn, Norway, with some genealogical information of the farm owners. Text in Norwegian. FHL 948.451/V3 H2s

Supplements 3a,3b, and 3c. are for the parish of Grane. Farm name indexes to these supplemental volumes 3a-3c are found in the following links. , ,

Farm Names
145 Aakviken 116 Aalbosjorden 129 Aanes 119 Aaremmen 93 Aasen 117 Aasen 187 Almaasen 49 Almdalen 134 Almdalen 171 Almlien 95 Alsgaarden 106 Andaas 167 Angermoen 144 Aspnes 20 Aufles 53 Baafjelddalen 51 Baafjeldmoen 82 Baafjeldmoen østre 117 Baathølen 186 Baatstrand 193 Bergsnev 77 Bjorbækmoen 64 Bjorkjønlien 59 Bjørkaasen 126 Bjørknes 169 Bjørkremmen 99 Bjørnaaen nedre 96 Bjørnaaen øvre 97 Bjørnaalien 12 Bjørnvolden 175 Blaafjelddalen 174 Blaafjeldet 192 Bratbakken 182 Bratlien 185 Breimoen 143 Breivik 67 Bustadmoen 118 Bøen 117 Dalenget 10 Demmeldalen 9 Digermulen 104 Dolstad 196 Drevland 96 Einremmen 27 Eiteraaen nedre 28 Eiteraaen vestre 26 Eiteraaen øvre 32 Eiteraafjeldet 29 Eiteraaholmen 148 Engaasen 75 Fagerlien 35 Faldmoen 117 Finbrauten 42 Finsaasen 70 Fiplingdalen 69 Fiplingkroken 83 Fjeldbækmoen 116 Fjeldstad 94 Fokstad 199 Fornesviken 72 Forshaugen 23 Forsjorden 122 Forsmoen indre 191 Forsmoen ytre 9 Fustskotremmen 111 Gamarken 43 Glugvaselven 47 Glugvatnet 124 Gløsen 159 Gofahaugen 150 Granaasen 48 Grane 189 Granmoen 156 Groftremmen 2 Grønviken 21 Grøva 154 Guldmoen 108 Hagfors 74 Hallingen 105 Hals 105 Halsøen 166 Hatten 124 Haukland 44 Haustreisdalen 152 Hellefjeld mellem 151 Hellefjeld ytre 153 Hellefjeld øvre 132 Herring mellem 84 Herringbotnet 55 Hjortskarmoen 198 Holand 58 Holmvasdalen 6 Hundaala 11 Hundaalvatnet 103 Husbrekken 151 Husremmen 155 Høglien 8 Høinesdalen 114 Jakobgaardshaugen 73 Jerpaasen 123 Jomfruremmen 142 Jordbæksletten 1 Juviken 85 Kalvmoen 61 Kapfjeldlien 56 Kapskarmoen 120 Katuglehaugen 89 Killeraasen 88 Kjemsaasen 60 Kjerringvatnet 18 Kjærstad 87 Kjønnaasen 5 Kleven 76 Klovimoen 91 Klubben 101 Kringleøren 117 Kulstad 117 Kulstadsjøen 184 Kummermoen 183 Kummerneset 22 Kvalfors 16 Kvandalen 65 Kvanlien 37 Laksfors 39 Laksforshoved 188 Lamoen 146 Langmoen 92 Langvatnet 90 Lian 84 Lien 139 Lillesmedseng nedre 138 Lillesmedseng øvre 199 Lindset 140 Lynghaugen 115 Marken nedre 110 Marken øvre 113 Midtmarken indre 114 Midtmarken ytre 159 Mjaavatnet 103 Mo 190 Moen 109 Moldremmen 100 Mosaasen 103 Myrbakken 117 Myren 190 Myren 181 Myrmoen 198 Myrmoen 128 Myrnes 84 Nergaarden 133 Nilsmoen 91 Nordaasen 94 Nordstad 46 Nygaarden 194 Nyland indre 103 Nyrud 190 Nystad 165 Næverveien med Kaldaahaugen 173 Perjorden 94 Ravasbakken 94 Ravatnet 33 Ravnaaen 90 Reinfjeldet 107 Remmen 127 Risnes 178 Rognryggen 149 Rokaasen 19 Rosvold 15 Rotneset 118 Rynes 112 Røsdalen 170 Sandbugten 68 Simskaret 201 Skaland 86 Skjaamoen 157 Skjetviken 31 Skjørlægden 101 Skog 98 Skogsaasen 177 Smalboremmen 158 Sovarneset 40 Spelen 36 Spelremmen 80 Stabforsmoen 201 Staulan 117 Staurremmen 52 Stavasdalen 131 Steffenremmen 176 Steinhaugen 25 Steinlien 137 Stien 78 Stillelvaasen 168 Stordalen 62 Storkjønlien 81 Stormoen 151 Storremmen 140 Storsmedseng 141 Strøm 190 Strøm 161 Strømsnes 195 Stuvland 130 Svartaasen 79 Svartvatnet 50 Svenningdalen nedre 54 Svenningdalen øvre 200 Søfting 6 Sørgaarden 13 Sørvasdalen 3 Søttaren 63 Tomasvatnet 117 Trangdalen 163 Troldaasuren 186 Trøen 186 Trømoen 34 Turmoen 162 Tuvneset 17 Tveraaen 30 Tverelvmoen 66 Tøimskarlien 180 Tømmermyrmoen 151 Utgaarden 197 Utnes 41 Valryggen 179 Vashoved 121 Veset 14 Vikdalen 125 Volden 15 Øien 186 Øigaarden 24 Øksendalen 172 Ømmervasbugten 164 Ømmervashoved 4 Øren 136 Østerherring nedre 135 Østerherring øvre 101 Øvstenget

Probate Records
1686-1878: Probates are found in Helgeland judicial district.

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery