Bragernes Parish, Buskerud, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Microfilm available at the for Bragernes clerical district. Contains parish registers for Bragernes parish in Drammen city. Included Strømsgodset parish in Skoger, Vestfold until 1843. Parish registers exists for the years 1634-1930.


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

Census Records

 * 1644-1666: Census Bragernes prosti Bragernæs (Drammen) clerical district Landfaldøen Bragernæs (Bragernes) parish Liersund Strømsø parish Stranden This census was taken by the local parish priests. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122968 Item 2 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1801: Census for Drammen city and Bragernes parish. The 1801 census for Lier clerical district. Lier clerical district includes Lier, Frogner, Sylling and Tranby; however Bragernes parish is also listed with Lier clerical district at this time period, as the first parish on this film Film 122996 Item 1. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122996 Item 1 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Census for Drammen city, Bragernes, Strømso, and Tangen parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 123048-123051 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet as 1865-Bragernes prestegjeld i Drammen kjøpstad and 1865-Strømsø prestegjeld i Drammen kjøpstad.


 * 1875: Census for Drammen city, Bragernes, Strømsø, and Tangen parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 255539-255544 and 255669 Item 2. Also available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1885: Census for Drammen city, Bragernes, Strømsø, and Tangen parishes is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1885 Drammen.
 * 1891: Census for Drammen city, Bragernes, Strømsø, and Tangen parishes is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1891 Drammen.


 * 1900: Census for Drammen city and Bragernes, Strømsø, and Tangen parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 275628-275663 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet as 1900 Drammen.


 * 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 Names
5 Berskog nordre, 6 Berskog søndre 11 Hotvet  2 Kjøsterud mellem, 1 Kjøsterud vestre, 3 Kjøsterud østre  9 Landfald lille, 8 Landfald store, 4 Li  7 Myre  12 Strøm, 13 Strøtvet  10 Øren

Probate Records
Drammen city judicial district *1682-1855 Family History Library *1682-1855 Digitalarkivet

Bragernes deanery *1702-1817 Digitalarkivet