Buskerud County, Norway Genealogy

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

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The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Eiker, Ringerike, Numedal and Hallingdal. Hønefoss is the district capital of Ringerike. Its western part is a mountainous plateau with forested valleys and high, grassy pastures; its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams.


 * Buskerud

Censuses

 * Bragernes prosti, Prestemanntall 9, 1664 - 1666
 * Valdres prosti, Prestemanntall 8, 1664 - 1666
 * Tønsberg prosti, Prestemanntall 10, 1664 - 1666
 * 1865 Census
 * 1875 Census Partial
 * Norway Census, 1875 FamilySearch database
 * 1885 Census (cities only)
 * 1891 census (scanned)
 * 1900 Census
 * 1910 Census

Family History Resources
Norwegian American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad

Hallinglag   Hallinglag home page

Numedalslågen Lag   Numedalslågen home page

Seven Lag Stevne   Seven lag Stevne home page

Sigdalslag  Sigdalslag home page

Ringerike- Drammen Districts   Ringerike-Drammen Districts home page

Farm Books
Bygdebøker for Buskerud

Government Offices and Sites

 * Buskerud fylke
 * Buskerud fylkeskommune

Land Records
1886 and 1838 land registers are found at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre. These are Excel files, which can be downloaded. The give the name of the farm, the farm owner, and the amount of tax. Both farms and sub-farms are included.

Passenger Lists

 * Emigr. from Drammen 1880 with "Beta" to Hawaii
 * Passport Journal for Hallingdal, 1856-1865

Probate Records

 * Digitised probate records for Buskerud County


 * 1640-1903 - at | FamilySearch — index


 * 1679-1819 - Probate register for Drammen 1679-1819


 * 1705-1801 - Probate register for Kongsberg 1705-1801

Probate Jurisdictions
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Taxation

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