Sirdal Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Tonstad and Øvre Sirdal (Lunde) in Sirdal clerical district. They were separated from Bakke clerical district in 1849. Bakke was in turn separated from Lund in Rogaland County in 1741. The earliest records for Sirdal will be found there.

Microfilm at the covers the years 1724-1916.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Sirdal: 1848-1878

Sirdal / Tonstad: 1874-1916

Sirdal / Øvre Sirdal (Lunde): 1872-1910

Bakke: 1741-1911

Bakke / Tonstad: 1815-1834

Tonstad: 1855-1874

Lund: 1724-1760

Census Records
The 1664-1666 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: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Sirdal Clerical District original


 * 1664-1666: Bakke Clerical District original

The 1664-1666 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.

The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.


 * 1701: Lund (Rogaland) Clerical District original

An extract of the 1718 census for the parishes Bakke, Tonstad, and Gyland in Vest-Agder county.


 * 1718: Mandtallsrolle for Bache, Tonsta, og Gyland sognene, 1718 original

The 1801 census for Bakke clerical district includes Bakke, Øvre Sirdal, and Tonstad parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * ''' Øvre Sirdal, Bakke and Tonstad, Clerical District original


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1045 Bakke Database at Digitalarkivet.

The 1865 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: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Sirdal Clerical District original


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Sirdal Clerical District original


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1046 Siredalen Database at Digitalarkivet.

The 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.


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


 * 1875: 1875-telling for 1046 Siredalen Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1900 Sirdal Clerical District original


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1046 Siredalen Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: http://da.digitalarkivet.no/ft/sok/1910 Database]

Farm Names =
The name of farms listed in Seland's Sirdal Gard Og Ætt Bind 1,2,3,4,5 are as follows:

Aksteskaret, Alvheim, Andeli, Andemyr, Anders-bruket, Atlakstøl, Atlaksvold, Austegarden, Austvold, Austågr, Badstubakken, Bakken, Bakketun, Bakkægra, Bekkedalen, Bekketun, Bergeland, Bergje, Bergtun, Berkjehaugen, Berrbakken, Bjunes, Bjørklund, Bjørneborg, Bjørnestad, Blautlen, Blomberg, Blåsenborg, Borgarsletten, Borgtun, Bortafor, Brekkå, Brodet, Brodet Indre, Brubakkan, Bygslet tomt, Bækkjå, Båtstø, Dalblikk, Dammen, Den gamle plassen, Der aust, Der borte, Der framme, Der heima, Der inne, Der nere, Der oppe, Der ude, Der åt, Djubedalen, Dorga, Dorgestykket, Dybfest, Eigeland, Eilevsbruket, Einarågr, Elisabeth Lundes hus, Elverhøy, Erstun, Espetveit, Evjemonen, Fagerbakken, Feed, Fergeplassen, Fidjeland, Finsnes, Finsneshei, Fintland, Flatemoen, Flådå, Fram, Framheim, Fredheim, Fredlund, Fritun, Furestøl, Furuli, Furuly, Galthom, Gamelbakken, Garden Indre, Garden Ydre,Gomosvodlen, Granli, Granne, Grøve, Guddal, Hadlet, Hagan, Hagatun, Hagen, Hagene, Hagjen, Hammersmark, Handeland, Hauan, Hauan Indre, Hauan Ytre, Haugeflådet, Haugeflådå, Haugen, Haughom, Hausen, Havbris, Heimtun, Helgatun, Helle, Helleren, Hesneset, Hobmannsbakkjen, Hobmannsdal, Holan, Holberg, Holmen, Holå, Hommen, Hommere, Hompland, Homstøl, Hotel Ousdal, Hovland, Hærmonen, Høgebekkjen, Høgetun, Høgåsen, Hønevoll, Hågås, Håhelleren, Håvodlen, Indre Brodet, Indre Garden, Indre Hauan, Indre Leideli, Indre Monen, Indre Oftedalsmonen, Indre Skei, Indre Tjomlid, Indre Tjørhom, Indrebø, Indregård, Johans-bruket, Jonsokrein, Josdal, Jødestøl, Jønsoksletta, Jåland, Kadl Stykkje á, Kalvehagjen, Katthol, Kiletun, Kjeldehagen, Kjerstad, Klatten, Klubben, Knabeneset, Knodlan, Knodlen, Korshammar, Kringleneset, Kringlingreine, Krossen, Kuli, Kvednebakk, Kvednebekk Nera, Kvednhusbakken, Kvernhusmyra, Kvinen, Kvinengrenda, Kviplassen Nedre, Kvæven, Kvæven Nedre, Kydlan, Kålvehagjen, Langåger, Langågr, Lauvhola, Leide, Leideli, Leideli Indre, Leirplassen, Leirvika, Leisvold, Lia Under, Liland, Lilandshagjen, Lilleborg, Lindeland, Lisemyr, Listøl, Litla Træet, Litleli, Litlevodl, Litun, Liæ, Lunde, Lundes Elisabeth hus, Lundevold, Lundhaugen, Løene, Maurbakken, Me’ bekkjen, Me’ brune, Me’ Kleivæ, Me’ sjøen, Me’ vatne, Me’ åna, Midbø, Midttun, Minde Pers, Molkebakken, Monan, Monen, Monen Indre, Monen Ytre, Monjoden, Monvodlen, Motun, Mydland, Myra, Myran, Myre, Nedre Kviplassen, Nedre Kvæven, Nedre Årevodlen, Nedregård, Nedrevold, Nera Kvednebekk, Nera Slåtå, Neretveit, Nesan, Neset, Nesheim, Nesset, Nestun, Nils, Njardarheim veidemark, Nordgården, Nordheim, Nosebakken, Nygård, Nygård Vestre, Nyvold, Oftedal, Oftedalsmonen Indre, Olav Sirekroks hus, Omlid, Orevodlen, Orreskogen, Osen, Osmunds-bruket, Ousdal, Ousdal hotel, Ousdalgrenda, Ovedal, Pers Minde, Plasse, Plassen, Posthuset, Ramsetun, Regevik, Revsbrekkå, Revura, Rosstøl, Rudlebakken, Runsebakkane, Runtlenesset, Røyse, Sagtun, Salmeli, Salmeli-grenda, Salomonshelleren, Salvesvodl, Sandtun, Seland, Sentrumstufta, Sinnes, Sinnes-bruket, Siramoen, Siratun, Sirdal, Sirekrok, Sirekroks Olav hus, Sivodlen, Skarpestø, Skarpevodl, Skarsvold, Skei, Skei Indre, Skeibakken, Skeie, Skeihagen, Skeimonen, Skeitun, Skibeli, Skiljingsflådet, Skjereknodlen, Skjerlibakken, Skjørbu, Skogestad, Skoglund, Skogly, Skogtun, Skoltran, Skomagarstykkjet, Skrenten, Skreå, Skulevoll, Slette, Slettebø, Slettevodl, Sletægrå, Slåtteheien, Slåtå Nera, Slåtå Øvra, Smålødnan, Solbakk, Solbakken, Solborg, Solbu, Soleglad, Solglytt, Solheim, Solhom, Solkro, Solkrobakken, Sollyst, Solstad, Solstrand, Soltun, Solvang, Spansvold, Spansvold Ytre, Spennebakkjen, Sporkland, Stabekk, Steinebakken, Steine-bruket, Steineteigen, Steinevold, Steinsland, Steintun, Steinåger, Stenulvstølen, Storabruvodlen, Storaker, Storeli, Storeteig, Storevodl, Storevold, Storhus-bruket, Stoveberget, Stovå, Strand, Strandbakken, Strandeli, Stranden, Strandheim, Studen, Stuhaug, Stuvodlen, Stykkje á Kadl, Støle, Stølsro, Ståles-plass, Suleskar, Sundagsneset, Svensbruket, Svensvold, Søkkja, Søkkjebakken, Sølvbekken, Tjomlid, Tjomlid Indre, Tjomlid Ytre, Tjørberget, Tjørhom, Tjørhom Indre, Tjørhom Ytre, Tomten, Tonstad, Tonstad Vestre, Tonstadtun, Torufsbruket, Totland, Trodalsodden, Trollhaugen, Træet Litla, Trøen, Tunheim, Tunholt, Tupte, Tveiten, Tveitetun, Tydeberneset, Udjord, Under Lia, Uren, Utsikten, Utsyn, Valevatn, Vatnedal, veidemark Njardarheim, Venevold, Venevoll, Vesleborg, Vestly, Vestre Nygård, Vestre Tonstad, Vesttun, Vik, Virak, Visland, Vodlan, Vodlan Ytre, Vodlan Øvre, Vodlen, Vårtun, Ydre garden, Ystevoll, Ytre Hauan, Ytre Monen, Ytre Spansvold, Ytre Tjomlid, Ytre Tjørhom, Ytre Vodlan, Ytsta plasse, Ægren, Ægrå, Ødegård, Ødegården, Øksendal, Ønyvodlen, Østre Tonstad, Øverbø, Øvra Slåtå, Øvre Vodlan, Øvre Årevodlen, Øvrevold, Øyestøl, Øyne, Ådneram, Ågrå, Åmonen, Årevodlen Nedre, Årevodlen Øvre, Åsbakken, Åsly

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

Lister judicial district *1666-1829 Digitalarkivet

Flekkefjord judical district *1810-1887 Family History Library *1810-1907 Digitalarkivet

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