Skjervøy Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Troms County &gt; Skjervøy

Church Records
contains parish registers from the parishes Skjervøy, Nordreisa and Kvænangen (Skørpen). Records begin in 1748.

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.


 * Skjervøy clerical district: 1748-1870, Engagements, 1907-1940
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Kvænangen parish: 1861-1941
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Nordreisa parish: 1863-1943
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Skjervøy parish: 1871-1941
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Skjervøy and Nordreisa parishes 1862-1870

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census for Skjervøy can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City,Utah TROMSØ PROSTI b. 36 Tromsø prestegjeld Tromsø sogn Mælvig anneks Helgø (Helgøy) anneks Karlsø (Karlsøy) anneks Skjærvø (Skjervøy) anneks Finnemanntall FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 4

1701 Census for Skjervøy can be found at the Family History Library in Utah                                  Troms fylke b. 19 Tromsø fogderi Skjærvø (Skjervøy) tingsted FHL INTL Film 122985 Item 5

1801 Census for Skjervøy

1865 Census for Skjervøy

1875 Census for Skjervøy

1900 Census for Skjervøy

1910 Census for Skjervøy

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Maurits Fugelsøy. A history of Skjervøy in Troms county and a genealogy of the people and their farms.

Historical Society
Nord-Troms Historielag