Lyngdal Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Lyngdal clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Lyngdal (Å), Austad and Kvås (Qvås).

Microfilm at the is for the years, 1727-1913.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Lyngdal: 1727-1934

Lyngdal / Austad: 1816-1903

Lyngdal / Å: 1815-1844, 1849-1893, 1897-1913

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Lyngdal Clerical District original

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.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Lyngdal Clerical District original

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (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: Database at Digititalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801 Lyngdal Clerical District original

The 1801 census (b. 35) for Lyngdal clerical district includes Lygndal, Austad and Kvås parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * 1801: Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Lyngdal Clerical District original

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.


 * 1865: Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Lyngdal Clerical District original

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 Lyngdal Clerical District original

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.


 * 1900: Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Database at Digitalarkivet.

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

68 Aamdal 108 Aamland med Liene 165 Aarnes 138 Aasan 199 Aasan østre 65 Aasen 134 Aatland 175 Aavesland 160 Angersmyr 188 Augland 73 Aunevig 167 Berge ovre 169 Bergemoen 166 Bergsager 178 Bigtjøn 112 Birkeland lille 113 Birkeland store 222 Birkestøl 97 Bjerge 219 Bjodland lille 84 Bjørnestad 117 Botne 163 Bringsjord 69 Bruseland 182 Brøraas med Heien 224 Buan 192 Daale 192 Daallien 76 Djubvig 99 Dragedalen 107 Dragland 118 Drangsland 100 Egilstad 187 Eiaasland 74 Eigeland indre 133 Eigeland lille 204 Eigeland nedre 189 Eigeland østre 163 Eigelandsdalen 87 Eigenes 98 Fidje vestre 205 Fidje østre 95 Fiveland 196 Fladen 183 Fokvelland 152 Foss ytre 158 Gauksaasen 123 Gauvigen 145 Gjeidebu 106 Glomshelleren 150 Grimshammer 208 Grubbelien 194 Grummedal 151 Grøvan 202 Guldknuden 201 Guldsletten 116 Haaland 136 Haarigstad 193 Haddeland 157 Hagen 122 Handeland 139 Haugeland 176 Haugelien 126 Heieknuden 174 Heien 127 Hellenes 71 Helleraas 128 Hellevand 200 Herdalen 86 Hindersland 191 Holte 209 Homeland 81 Hommen vestre 213 Hommen østre 180 Huset 105 Hæaag 110 Hægeland lille 111 Hægeland store 146 Hægeland østre 120 Høiland vestre 154 Høiland østre 121 Iddeland 198 Kinnungsland 140 Kjelland 90 Kjempe 102 Kleivan 206 Kleivan 164 Koddekjær 75 Kolevold 170 Kvaavig 153 Kvelland 147 Kvelland lille 217 Landrø 195 Lene 103 Li 211 Løland 177 Madland ytre 221 Madland øvre 92 Meland 172 Myran 144 Møskedal 164 Møskeland 70 Nenningsland 220 Nenningsland store 161 Nygaard 101 Næveland 162 Oftebru 203 Oftedal 214 Oftenes lille med Ronen 215 Oftenes store 207 Opsal 162 Præstegaarden 83 Raavedal 72 Ramsdalen indre 142 Ramselien 80 Rasvæda 184 Raumsland indre 223 Risbakken 156 Rom vestre 171 Rosfjord med Vatne 67 Rudjord 124 Rullend 210 Rødlend 181 Røidland 85 Røiseland 130 Røiskaar lille 115 Rørdal 137 Saadland 64 Salthaug 212 Sanddal 197 Skaad 109 Skaardal med Bjelland 104 Skjerstad 143 Skoland 173 Skomrag indre 82 Skredal 79 Skrelien 78 Skrelien lille 125 Slaatten 89 Solskaar med Asperøen 66 Spinderaasen 129 Spjodsodden 77 Stangelien 190 Støle 91 Surtemyren 63 Svenevig indre 94 Sørlien 114 Tjomsland med Kallaasen 141 Tjærsland 91 Tofte 186 Træland 159 Tuen 148 Udland 135 Vatland med Kaabeholt 216 Vieland 93 Vilshammer 119 Vintland vestre 149 Vintland østre 100 Ærefeden 179 Ødegaarden 88 Øvsteland

Farm names lister in Lian's Lyngdal volumes 1, 2, 3 are as follows:

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library *1666-1810 Digitalarkivet

Lyngdal judical district *1810-1910 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet