Vinje Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Telemark County &gt; Vinje

Church Records
Contain priest and sexton records for the parishes Vinje, Nesland and Grungedal in Vinje clerical district. Included Rauland parish and a part of Møsstrand parish until 1859. Møsstrand parish was separated from Vinje, Seljord and Tinn clerical districts in 1859.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vinje: 1717-1814, 1843-1886, 1919-1969

Vinje / Grungedal: 1850-1893

Vinje / Nesland: 1814-1843, 1849-1943

Vinje / Vinje: 1814-1843, 1849-1893

Rauland / Rauland: 1814-1935

Census Records
Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, [Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark].
 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Øvre og Nedre Telemarken fogderi b. 6 was for Vinje clerical district and included Vinje parish, Nesland annex and Rauland annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1


 * 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

Probate Records
1665-1866: Probates may be found in Øvre Telemark judicial district.

1753-1817: Clerical probates may be found in Øvre Telemark Deanery.