Tjøtta Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Nordland County &gt; Tjøtta

Church Records
Tjøtta clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Tjøtta with Skålvær chapel and Vevelstad. They were separated from Alstahaug clerical district in 1862. For years 1776 to 1862 see Alstahaug clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Tjøtta: 1841-1869, 1891-1895

Tjøtta / Skålvær: 1893-1928

Tjøtta / Tjøtta: 1862-1920

Tjøtta / Vevelstad: 1867-1917

Alstahaug / Tjøtta: 1714-1737, 1768-1800, 1829-1840

Alstahaug: 1737-1787, 1801-1886

Alstahaug / Alstahaug: 1714-1804, 1820-1945

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801 see Alstahaug clerical district.


 * Sjeleregister, 1795-1797. The 1795-1797 census for Nidaros include the parishes of Tjøtta, Nesna, Elsfjord, Korgen all in Nordland county; and Grong, Høylandet, Harran, Klinga, Otterøy, Flatanger, Kvam, Følling and Verdal all in Nord-Trøndelag county.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Tjøtta clerical district include the parishes of Tjøtta and Vevelstad and is avaialble on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available in a searchable database onine at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Tjøtta clerical disrict include the parishes of Tjøtta and Vevelstad and is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library.  Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Tjøtta clerical district include the parishes of Tjøtta and Vevelstad and is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library. Also avaialble in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Tjøtta

Probate Records
1686-1878: Probates are found in Helgeland judicial district.

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery

Historical Society
Tjøtta Historielag