Modum Parish, Buskerud, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Buskerud County Modum

Guide to Modum, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the for Modum clerical district. Contains parish registers for the parishes Heggen, Nykirke and Snarum in Modum clerical district. Records from 1712-1919.

Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Modum: 1712-1876, 1891-1969

Modum/Heggen: 1869-1933

Modum/Nykirke: 1877-1889, 1900-1935

Modum/ Nykirke og Snarum: 1890-1899

Modum/Snarum: 1877-1921

Modum/Vestre Spone kapellsokn: 1901-1942

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Bragernes prosti Modum clerical district with Heggen, Nykirke and Snarum parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122968 Item 2 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images and also as a database.


 * 1801 Census Modum clerical district with Heggen, Nykirke and Snarum parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122995 Item 2 and as a database online at Digitalarkivet as 1801-telling for 0623 Modum.


 * 1865 Census Modum clerical district with Heggen, Nykirke and Snarum parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123043 Item 1 and as a database online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 0623 Modum.


 * 1875 Census Modum clerical district with Heggen, Nykirke and Snarum parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 255658-255660 and as a database online at Digitalarkivet as 1875-teljinga for 0623 Modum.


 * 1900 Census Modum clerical district with Heggen, Nykirke and Snarum parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 275118-275125 and as a database online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 0623 Modum.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Books
Farms listed in Ruud's Modums Historie: Gårdshistorien IV. in 1965 are as follows:

Askerud, Askheim, Austad, Berg, Bjertnes, Bjørndalen, Borkebu, Bottolvsbråten, Brekke, Dignes, Disen, Engelstad, Enger, Evjen, Fure, Gjellum, Glitregårdene, Gulsrud, Gusstad, Gåserud, Heggen, Holo, Holsrud, Hovland, Hval, Ilen, Jøslien, Kaldåker, Kampen, Kimmerud, Melåen, Midtskogen, Mælum, Natvet, Orholt, Pilterud, Rød, Skalstad, Skredsvik, Skreppen, Snoterud, Spone, Sporpin, Sønsteby, Tanberg, Tangerud, Vike, Øren

Farms listed in Ruud's Modums Historie: Gårdshistorien Vin 1969 are as follows:

Aamot, Aas, Aasmundrud, Amundrud, Aslaksby, Bergan, Bjølgerud, Borgen, Brones, Bøen, Dagsrud, Drolsum, Fjeld, Flannum, Flattum, Formo, Fossnes, Grøtterud, Haraldsrud, Haug, Haugerud, Helgedalen, Hellum, Henaaen, Hervik, Hole, Hovde, Hære, Ilaug, Jar, Jaren, Kaggestad, Kaggestad Øde, Kjølstad, Komperud, Kongsrud, Koppåsen, Overen, Raaen, Rud, Sandaaker, Skibrek, Skinstad, Skretteberg, Skuterud, Strand, Svenby, Ton, Torsby, Tveføtrød, Tveten, Vike, Ødenes, Øderud, Østensengen, Øverby

Farms listed in Ruud's Modums Historie: Gårdshistorien VI in 1973 are as follows:

Aasterud, Asbjørnhus, Bakke, Bendiksby, Bergan, Bråten, Bråten, Buskerud, Fossum, Glømme, Grefstad, Gubberud, Gunnerud, Gunnhus, Hassel, Hilsen, Honerud, Hovde, Hovengen, Hulebak, Klegstad, Kollerud, Kopland, Korsbøen, Kvisle, Langerud, Lerskallen, Lien, Linderud, Lobben, Lofthus, Morud, Nes, Olavsby, Prestegården, Refsal, Sand, Skibrek, Skjelbred, Steinsrud, Sterkeby, Svensby, Sætersberg, Såstad, Tandberg, Tingelstad, Tolerud, Ulen

Probate Records
Eiker, Modum and Sigdal judicial district *1676-1855 Family History Library *1676-1855 Digitalarkivet