Gildeskål Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Gildeskål clerical district contains parish registers from Gildeskål parish with Saura chapel. Included Beiarn parish until 1856.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Gildeskål: 1805-1837, 1862-1926

Gildeskål / Beiarn: 1748-1804, 1821-1841

Gildeskål / Gildeskål: 1773-1804, 1820-1899, 1909-1943

Gildeskål / Gildeskål, Saura: 1900-1911

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Gildeskål clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database


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


 * Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Gildeskål clerical districtis available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Gildeskål clerical district includes the parishes of Gildeskål and Beiarn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen 1845, Gildeskål prestegjeld (Nordland). The 1845 census for Gildeskål clerical district includes the parishes of Gildeskål and Beiarn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Gildeskål clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Gildeskål clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Gildeskål clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.; Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Gildeskål (Brønnøy)is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
36 Aagnes 80 Alsvik 21 Alten 81 Arnøen 45 Asgotsletten 14 Ausa 43 Breivik 23 Dal 54 Ertenvaag 90 Femris nordre 92 Femris søndre 4 Finnes 57 Finset nordre 20 Finset søndre 83 Fleina 84 Fleinvær 9 For nedre 10 For øvre 42 Forsaa 43 Forsaadalen 88 Fugløen 78 Følvik 26 Gildeskaal 18 Gilset 8 Gjerde 1 Grimstad 68 Grytvik 13 Grøtset 41 Havn 69 Horsdal 70 Hustad 12 Høgsetdalen 82 Ilsøen 25 Indyr 24 Jelstad 25 Karivik 47 Kjelling 29 Kjelvolden 86 Kjønnøen 46 Kjøpstad 32 Klikvik 59 Klubstein 61 Kransvik 79 Kringlen 82 Krokholmen 64 Kummeren 65 Kvarsnes 66 Kvarsvik 16 Laksaadalen 76 Lauklien 5 Leikvolden 31 Leirvik 71 Lekanger 85 Løksøen 73 Maarnes 2 Mevik 87 Mevær 67 Morsdal 30 Myklebostad 6 Novik 53 Nygaard 28 Odden 55 Okslien 25 Oldervik 17 Opsal 15 Oterstranden 74 Ravik 51 Røsnes 75 Sandhornet 62 Sandnes nordre 91 Sandnes søndre 29 Sandnes østre 79 Sandvik 52 Saura 19 Seljeset 34 Sirivik 72 Sjøbakken 49 Skaalsvik 21 Skavold 22 Skavolddalen 63 Skjelvik 87 Skora 11 Sletvolden 39 Stien 37 Storaamoen 3 Storvik 27 Sund 40 Sundsfjord 77 Sæter 56 Telnes 44 Tind 35 Tverlien 72 Vaag 60 Vaatvik 11 Valle 38 Vashaugmoen 7 Vigdel 33 Vindvik 58 Øijorden 27 Ørvolden

The following farm names were extracted from Hansen, M.B.; Troli, Alfred; laastad, Jorunn; Slektsbok for Beiarn, (Bodø: 1979):

1 Aa, 5 Agnesli, 49 Arstad, Aspelund, Asplem, 2 Bjerklien, 24 Blaamolien, 25 Blaamones, 52 Breivik, 53 Breivikdalen, 48 Dokmo, 4 Egilsvik, 46 Eiterjorden, 54 Evjen, Fiskosen, 17 Frostos, Furumo, Furunes, Galtåg og Galtågdal, 38 Graataanes, 27 Hammernes, 26 Hammernes lille, Haugmo, 42 Hemminghytten, Hestnes, 39 Høiforsslet, 20 Israelsbak, Kjellåslett, 11 Kvæl, 37 Kyskmoen, Kysknes, 35 Laksosnes og Nygård, Larsos, 29 Laukslet lille, 32 Laukslet store, 31 Leiraamoen, 33 Lillejorden, Massingmo, 10 Moldjorden, Molid, 15 Molien, 12 Navjorden, Ness, 7 Nordland, 44 Os, 18 Osbak, 19 Ramsgjel, 36 Reingaarden, Rengård (Brannheia), Rønnabakk, 3 Sandmoen, 8 Sandvik, 14 Savjorden, 13 Selfors, 28 Skigamslet, 9 Soløijorden, 30 Staupaamoen, Steinåmo, Storhaug, 16 Storjorden, 43 Stormfjeld, 34 Stormyrhals, 45 Strand, 51 Svartnes, Tiurdal, 22 Tollaadalen, Tolladal Nedre, Tolladal Øvre, 21 Tollaaen, Tollåli, Tollånes, 40 Troaalien, Troli Nordre, Troli Sondre, Troåbakk, Trones, 50 Tvervik, Tverånes, 23 Tyvaasletten- Solbakk, Tyvåli, 47 Vold, 6 Øines, Øvernes, Åg

Probate Records
1713-1877: Probates are found in Salten judicial district.

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery