Øyestad Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway Aust-Agder County &gt; Øyestad

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Øyestad prestegjeld (clerical distirct). Contains priest and sexton records for Øyestad (Øiestad) parish. Also included Fjære parish until 1845, when Fjære became its own clerical district; Froland until 1849, when Froland became its own clerical district; and Hisøy until 1872, when Hisøy became its own clerical district. Include christenings for Arendal church for the year 1804. Parish registers from 1630-1932.

Digitized Parish Registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Øyestad: 1692-1824, 1827-1918

Øyestad/Fjære: Official:  1683-1695, Copy:  1732-1750, Copy:  1751-1756,  Copy:  1758-1765, Copy: 1766-1785,

Copy: 1785-1803, Copy:  1803-1817,  Official:  1816-1826, Official:  1827-1839.

Øyestad/Froland: 1683-1697, 1747-1826, 1828-1848.

Øyestad/Hisøy: 1849-1872

Øyestad/Øyestad: Official: 1630-1691, Copy:  1780-1794, 1795-1807, 1816-1827, 1833-1843, 1843-1854,

1854-1872, 1919-1932.

Øyestad/Øyestad, Froland, Hisøy: 1816-1827

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666.  The 1664-1666 census for Øyestad clerical district is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library. This census include the parishes of Fjære, Froland, and Øyestad, and 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:.

Probate Records
1640-1824 Probates are kept in Nedenes judicial district.

1852-1892 Probates are kept in Nedenes judicial district.