Årdal Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Aust-Agder County &gt; Årdal

Church Records
See Bygland

Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives] (See also Bygland)

Årdal: 1848-1906.

Census Records
1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  The 1664-1666 census for Årdal prestegjeld (clerical district) include the parishes of Årdal, Sanders, Austad, and Bygland; and is avialble on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census 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.

Probate Records
1697-1862 Probates are kept in Vestre Råbyggelag judicial district.

1856-1881 Probates are kept in Setesdal judicial district.