Øyestad Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway Aust-Agder County &gt; Øyestad

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Øyestad prestegjeld (clerical distirct). Contains priest and sexton records for Øyestad (Øiestad) parish. Also included Fjære parish until 1845, when Fjære became its own clerical district; Froland until 1849, when Froland became its own clerical district; and Hisøy until 1872, when Hisøy became its own clerical district. Included christenings for Arendal church for the year 1804. Parish registers from 1630-1932.

Digitized Parish Registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Øyestad: 1692-1824, 1827-1918

Øyestad/Fjære: Official: 1683-1695,Copy: 1732-1750, Copy: 1751-1756, Copy: 1758-1765, Copy:1766-1785,

Copy: 1785-1803, Copy: 1803-1817, Official: 1816-1826, Official: 1827-1839.

Øyestad/Froland: 1683-1697, 1747-1826, 1828-1848.

Øyestad/Hisøy: 1849-1872

Øyestad/Øyestad: Official: 1630-1691, Copy: 1780-1794, 1795-1807, 1816-1827, 1833-1843, 1843-1854,

1854-1872, 1919-1932.

Øyestad/Øyestad, Froland, Hisøy: 1816-1827

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Øyestad clerical district is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library. This census include the parishes of Fjære, Froland, and Øyestad, and was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farm owners (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. The 1664-1666 census for Øyestad is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library. This census include the parishes of ;Fjære, Froland, and Øyestad, and 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. The 1701 census is available on microfilm a the Family History Library. The census include the parishes of Froland, Fjære, and Øyestad, and 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. The 1801 census for Øyestad is available on microfilm a the Family History Library.  The 1801 census (b. 32) for Øyestad clerical district include 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 online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Øyestad clerical district include the parishes of Øyestad, and Hisøy and are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, 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.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at theNorwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø, Norway.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Øyestad is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 1875 census contains the 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. The 1900 census for Øyestad prestegjeld (clerical district) is avialable on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Also available on line at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway; as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø, Norway.


 * 1910: Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census forØyestad is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway; as well as at theNorwegian Historical Data Centreat the University of Tromsø, Norway.

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

41 Aamholt lille 36 Aas 33 Aasbie 26 Aasen 36 Asdal 5 Askehaugen 47 Assæ lille 36 Bakken 33 Bie 10 Bjelkevigen 6 Bjelland 36 Bjorbæk 1 Bjørkebæk 26 Bjørnum 43 Blaagestad 30 Bomsholmen 43 Braastad 10 Braastadhaven 20 Buens Laksefiskeri 5 Bænken 17 Drangen 10 Eigelien 23 Einerkjær 17 Evjen 10 Fiskebækken 10 Fjeldmandspladsen 24 Fogdemyren 9 Furre 8 Furremyr 22 Ginnestad 47 Glaværn 36 Grandalen 10 Granlien 13 Hasledalen 45 Haugaasdalen 12 Haugen 39 Hausland 23 Helle 14 Hullet 17 Huodden 36 Høiaasen 1 Jamsmoen 12 Jordet 34 Klaadeborg 10 Klamrene 21 Klep 22 Klinningsklev 1 Kollaasen 17 Kvassen 2 Langemyr 14 Langemyr 17 Lindtveid 17 Livolden 12 Lundevolden 38 Lunnerød 25 Lærestveid 14 Løddesøl søndre 12 Løddesøl øvre 10 Løfjeld 41 Moen 10 Muddelien 30 Munkestøen 36 Møllerpladsen 29 Natvig 28 Nedenes 23 Nersten 12 Nokkevjen 1 Nævesdal ytre eller nedre 5 Nævesdal øvre 18 Præstegaarden 37 Ranneklev 10 Rise og Nes med Kjennaasen 11 Risholt 10 Rossedalen 18 Rossøen 17 Rydningen 39 Rydningen 19 Rygenes Laksefiskeri 21 Ræfsnespladsen 30 Rød 3 Røinaaen 42 Sageneset 43 Sageneset 37 Sandstø 35 Seldal 10 Seljaasen 15 Sillekjær 31 Skarpenes 45 Slottet 44 Solberg 47 Soleglad 32 Sponevigen 1 Stagersnes 16 Steine 45 Stoa 32 Strømsbu vestre 43 Stupind 1 Sundshaven 17 Svaaen 3 Svartodden 1 Svinehaven 28 Søboden 26 Tengstveid 27 Tengstveidkjærret 47 Tversafveien 17 Tykkeris 1 Ulsmoen 4 Veisebu 7 Vigeland 24 Væding 43 Ødemoen 45 Østensbu

The farm names as found in the Øyestad histories referenced below are as follows:

Probate Records
Nedenes judicial district *1640-1824 Family History Library *1698-1826 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes judicial district to 1824 *1852-1892 Family History Library *1852-1904 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes deanery *1693-1811 Family History Library *1693-1811 Digitalarkivet