Tromsø Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Church Records
Tromsø clerical district contains parish registers from Tromsø parish which included the parishes of Balsfjord until 1856 and Tromsøysund until 1860.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegain headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.


 * Christenings, 1753-1907, 1915-1925
 * Confirmations, 1749, 1753-1906, 1918-1925
 * Engagements, 1753-1800, 1836-1838
 * Banns, 1838-1883, 1886-1915
 * Marriages, 1753-1906
 * Burials, 1753-1907
 * Vaccinations, 1838-1868
 * Removals and arrivals, 1821-1919

Digital images of the church books are available at Digitalarkivet.


 * Tromsø: 1709-1944


 * [http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_fylke=19&idx_kommune=Dissentersamfunn&idx_kilde=Alle&idx_periode=&idx_textsearch=&js=j Den frie apostoliske menighet i Tromsø: 1856-1892
 * Tromsø Baprtistmenighet: 1871-1893
 * Tromsø Metodistmenightet: 1889-1892
 * Tromsø Vår Frue Katolske Menighet: 1890-1902]

The Record of members includes baptisms, confirmations, blessings of children, priesthood ordinations, minutes of meetings, emigrations, deaths, excommunications, and other miscellaneous information.
 * Tromsø Branch, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Record of members, 1886-1916

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