Froland Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Aust-Agder County &gt; Froland

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Froland prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for Froland parish. Was separated from Øyestad clerical district in 1849. See Øyestad clerical district for earlier records. Parish register for the years 1742-1920.

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Froland: 1742-1745, 1827-1906

Froland/Froland: 1893-1920

Census Records
1660's


 * 1664-1666. Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666.  The 1664-1666 cenus for Øyestad prestegjeld (clerical district) include the parishes of Fjære, Froland, and Øyestad and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete.


 * 1664-1666.  Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  This census for Øyestad prestegjeld (clerical district) include the parishes of Froland, Fjære, and Øyestad and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  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 authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.


 * 1701: Manntall 1701 optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. This census for Øyestad prestegjeld (clerical district) include the parishes of Froland, Fjære, and Øyestad, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge.  This census for Øyestad prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  The 1801 census (b. 32) for Øyestad clerical district includes Øyestad, Fjære, Froland, and Hisøy parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.  A typewritten edition with indexes is available on microfiche. It is called "Mikrokortutgåva av 1801-teljina".  Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1865:  Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census forFrolandprestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census contains the name of the farm, persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, age, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. Froland parish was separated from Øyestad clerical district in 1849 when it became its own clerical district.  Also availble in a searchable database online at  Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875.  The 1875 census for Froland prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This census contains the name of the farm, persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900.  This census for Froland prestegjel (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This census contains the name of the farm, persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, when born, where born, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.  Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet(Digital Archives).


 * 1910: 1910: The 1910 census is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

23 Aalien 50 Aamdal 18 Aaveland 28 Augland 39 Baaseland 16 Bendiksplads 67 Bjellaasen 15 Blakstad nedre 36 Bratteland 37 Brattelandsaasen 10 Bruseli 64 Bøilestad 55 Dale vestre 42 Dyngedal 60 Eivenstad 6 Espeland 31 Fiskvassøen 3 Fitje 59 Fjeldalen 24 Fjeldmoen 30 Flækemarken 9 Froland vestre 58 Gauperaa 34 Haavatn 63 Haugsjaa 29 Haukaas 44 Heldal 65 Hersel 2 Hillebu 2 Horv 1 Horvedal 4 Horvenes 40 Hørsdal 52 Jaammaas 45 Jarpedalen 5 Kirkelien 61 Langeid 32 Lauvrak 35 Lindstølen 67 Lyngrott 54 Løvjaammaas lille 30 Mjaavatn 11 Mjølhus vestre 48 Moripen 52 Museraa 17 Mæsel nedre 53 Møglerød 27 Mørløs 18 Neset 38 Nesland 2 Nybu 51 Olsbu 7 Raana 24 Reiersel 25 Reierselmoen 26 Rogdelien 47 Rustedalen 46 Røiseland 66 Seljestøl 52 Skallemoen 7 Solem 13 Songe 57 Songelien med Liene 43 Sparsaas 33 Stølemarken 41 Søisdal 20 Træ 22 Træsnes 21 Træsnesneset 19 Tveiten med Killebu 62 Valle 0 land 49 Øiraas

Probate Records
1640-1824 Probates are kept in Nedenes judicial district.

1852-1892 Probates are kept in Nedenes judicial district.