Kviteseid (Hvidesøe) Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

Norway  Telemark County   Kviteseid

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

Church Records
Kviteseid clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Kviteseid (Hvidesøe), Brunkeberg and Vrådal. Included Nissedal and Treungen until 1810 and Ytre Flåbygd until 1845.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Kviteseid: 1754-1814, 1836-1881, 1904-3969

Kviteseid / Brunkeberg: 1815-1842, 1850-1933

Kviteseid / Kviteseid: 1815-1836, 1850-1918

Kviteseid / Vrådal: 1815-1836, 1882-1937

Nissedal: 1811-1814, 1846-1870

Nissedal / Nissedal: 1814-1911

Nissedal / Treungen: 1814-1966

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Øvre og Nedre Telemarken fogderi b. 6 was for Kviteseid clerical district and included Kviteseid parish, Nissedal annex, Treungen annex, Vraadal (Vrådal) annex and Flaabygd (Ytre Flåbygd) annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. This census was taken by the local parish priests. Kviteseid clerical district and included Kviteseid parish, Nissedal annex, Treungen annex, Vraadal (Vrådal) annex and Flaabygd (Ytre Flåbygd) annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122968 Item 5

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark prosti, Nedre Telemark prosti, Bamble prosti, Manntall 12, 1664 - 1666.


 * 1782 Census The 1782 census for Kviteseid prestegjeld which here includes the parishes Treungen, Nissedal, Ytre Flåbygd, Vrådal and Kviteseid. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694685 Item 6. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet, Folketeljinga 1782 frå Kviteseid og Nissedal.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census (b. 30) for Kviteseid clerical district includes Kviteseid, Brunkeberg, Vrådal, Nissedal, and Treungen parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 3. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 0829 Hvidesøe


 * 1845 Census The 1845 census for Kviteseid clerical district which at this time period included the parishesKviteseid, Brunkeberg and Vrådal. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 10.


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Kviteseid clerical district which at this time period included the parishesKviteseid, Brunkeberg and Vrådal. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123161 Item 2. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 0829 Hvideseid


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Kviteseidclerical district includes Kviteseid, Brunkeberg and Vrådal parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 255727 and 155728.


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Kviteseidclerical district includes Kviteseid, Brunkeberg and Vrådal parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 275268-275269. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 0829 Kvitseid


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Names
21 Berge 36 Bergland med Hovet 32 Blikum 28 Borgejordet 23 Brakandalen 30 Brauten 28 Breidalen 26 Donstad Skov 49 Dritholheien 29 Finnekaasen 20 Fjaagesund 43 Gotuholt 29 Grave 36 Haukom 42 Holtene 34 Holteviken 36 Hommene 18 Honnes 50 Hosum 50 Hovdeklev 25 Hurrung 18 Kilen 40 Kirkebøen 34 Kvernnes 22 Kviteseid 37 Langeli 40 Lauvestad 29 Li 47 Li 44 Lundevall 32 Midbøen 39 Midsund nordre 33 Moen 23 Nes 49 Nordgaarden 49 Nøsterud 48 Opgaarden 41 Opsund 31 Roeid 32 Rolleivstad [ ] 24 Skarperud 42 Smedland 23 Spjotsod 34 Sundet 32 Syftestad 18 Tonningsdalen 28 Tveit nordre 27 Ulledalen 31 Utbøen med Apalstaaen 35 Utsund nordre 20 Vigdelskoven 46 Øiene nedre 19 Østenaa

Kviteseid Bygdesoge I

Brauti: Apalstoi, Dapen, Undeberg

Berge: Kasin, Slåttekosi, Undeberg, Øverberg

Fjågesund: Åse, Bergsto, Briskelid, Bukasin, Finsand, Gautekosi (Kosi), Gråsvoll, Groa 2 pl., Grotnes 2 pl., Hassvik, Haugen, Kåsa, Kleiv, Lia 3 pl., Midtbøen, Nykos, Oddebukti, Odden, Pekeberg, Rue, Sandbekk, Sollid, Staulen, Strånd, Teigen, Torpen, Vidflor, Vigdeil

Kviteseid Bygdesoge II

Probate Records
Øvre Telemark judicial district *1665-1866 Family History Library

Øvre Telemark østfjelske judicial district *1668-1845 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark vestfjelske judicial district *1665-1850 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark deanery *1753-1817 Family History Library *1707-1817 Digitalarkivet