Ås Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records


Microfilm at the for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers from the parishes Ås, Nordby and Kroer. Included parishes Drøbak and Frogn until 1823. The parish registers exist from 1747 until 1925.

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Ås: 1742-1880, 1919-1970

Ås/Kroer: 18881-1951

Ås/Nordby: 1881-1947

Ås/Ås: 1881-1940

Census Records

 * 1660's: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 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.


 * 1660's: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 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.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. Tthe 1801 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1801 census (b. 6) for Ås clerical district includes Ås, Nordby, Kroer, Drøbak, and Frogn parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

Searcable database available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 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. Searchable databases available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø.


 * 1875:Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 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.


 * 1900 Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Searchable databases available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Søk i folketellingen fra 1910. Searchable databases available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
The Family History Library has. It contains farm histories. Volume 1 is for Ås parish, volume 2 for Nordby, Kroer and Hostad.

Volumes one and two are now available as a downloadable PDF file on the internet Ås Bygdebok.

Farm Names
42	Aas 47	Abberud 61	Askjum 38	Berg 74	Bjørnebæk 1	Braaten 53	Brekken nordre 44	Burum 58	Bølstad søndre 35	Børsum nordre 6	Børsumsrud 29	Dalen 55	Dyster 7	Eikeberg nordre 50	Eldor 46	Enderød 35	Fjeldet 35	Fjeldsengen 22	Fjerdingen 34	Fjerdingstykket 23	Fosterud 5	Furu søndre 11	Gultvet 66	Haga 66	Hagelund 16	Hagen 37	Hale 16	Haug vestre 67	Hauger 60	Haugerud 68	Haugteigen 45	Herum 20	Hogsmørk 48	Hogstvet vestre 70	Hol 15	Holstad vestre 62	Holstad østre 26	Holtet 48	Høiaas 21	Hønserud 13	Iversrud 8	Kantebakke 10	Kinn vestre 40	Kinn øvre 44	Kjelberg 39	Kjærsrud 65	Kjølstad nordre 3	Klommestein nordre 27	Kongstein 27	Korsegaarden 24	Kvestad 30	Linnestad 2	Løkkedal 54	Moer 12	Myrer 41	Norderaas 73	Nyborg 34	Nylenda 7	Odalen 59	Pukstad 73	Rustad 18	Rustad vestre 46	Rød 39	Sjulerud med Dylterud 63	Skjønhaug 8	Skoftestad vestre 71	Skuterud 57	Slørstad 21	Smedbøl 50	Sollien 16	Sporenes 25	Stensrud 33	Støkken nordre 43	Søraas søndre 15	Teigen 19	Tokerud 72	Torderud 4	Torp 26	Treider vestre 22	Trosterud 24	Vassengen 14	Venneskaal 34	Vildskog 36	Vold 43	Vollebæk 50	Ødegaarden 56	Østby 69	Østensjø

Probate Records
1680-1900: Records are found in Follo judicial district.