Nesna Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

History
Nesna is a small coastal town located approximately 24 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The name comes from the old farm Nesna (Norse Nesnar), and is derived from the word nes 'headland'. The parish of Nesna has been in existance since the 1600’s. The municipality of Nesna was created on January 1, 1838.

Church Records
Nesna clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes of Nesna with Bardal chapel and Dønnes (Dønna) with Husby chapel. Includes Hjelpe cemetery at Sjona. Nesna or (Yttre Ranen) was an annex under Alstahaug clerical district until 1730, but was divided and made its own district on 12 Dec., 1738.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Newna: 1704-1820, 1829-1910

Nesna / Dønna: 1820-1828, 1842-1910

Nesna / Nesna: 1820-1828, 1842-1861, 1864-1880, 1893-1928

Nesna / Sjona: 1864-1902

Dønna: 1855-1877, 1880-1939

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Alstahaug clerical district includes the parishes of Alstahaug, Herøy, Tjøtta, Vefsn, Nord-Rana and Nesna and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database.


 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.


 * Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Alstahaug clerical district includes the parishes of Alstahaug, Hemnes, Mo, Nesna, Vefsn, Tjøtta and Herøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned formatat Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database.


 * Sjeleregister, 1795-1797. The 1795-1797 census for Nidaros prosti include the parishes of Tjøtta, Nesna, Elsfjord and Korgen all in Nordland county and Grong, Høylandet, Harran, Klinga, Otterøy, Flatanger, Kvam, Følling and Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna, Dønnes and Sjona and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen i 1855, Nesna prestegjeld (Nordland). The 1855 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitialarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875.' The 1875 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also avaialble in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet for Nesna and Dønnesand at the Norwegain Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Nesna is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the [http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/folketellinger_e.aspx Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
There are two Bygdeboks for Nesna (both available only in Norwegian):


 * Nesna Sogn - fram til år 1800 (Until the year 1800) by Øyvind Jenssen ISBN: 82-994038-0-4 and 82-994038-1-2
 * Nesna 1800 - 1920 - Fra Prestegjeld til kommune (From the Parishes of the munincipality) by Øyvind Jenssen ISBN: 82-994038-0-4 and 82-994038-1-2

Farm Names
90 Akkarviken 5 Alsøen 42 Auren 73 Bakken 69 Bardal indre 75 Bardal ytre 76 Bergsnev 70 Blyset 39 Botnet 71 Breimo 32 Buviken 19 Dilleren 46 Einmoen 68 Ekren 20 Enga 78 Enga 48 Engen 79 Engen 93 Fagerviken lille 91 Fagerviken store 24 Feøen 95 Finkonna 1 Finviken 28 Flostrand 3 Forsland 35 Fuglstad 37 Fuglstadlien 9 Hagen 23 Halland 63 Hammerøen 55 Handaa 6 Handnes 8 Handstein 34 Hauknes 31 Helgaaen 30 Helgaavatnet 54 Herset 64 Hinderaa 16 Hines 22 Horn 21 Huglen 53 Huske 80 Høijorden 41 Jægtstranden 38 Kvalnes 85 Laavong indre 87 Laavong ytre 74 Lagli 29 Langstrand 94 Lien 77 Lindset 47 Longset 74 Mastermoen 62 Mehus 41 Myklebostad 89 Naalkyta 83 Neppelberg 57 Nesne 25 Nordbostad 33 Nordfjorden 67 Nordvikneset 28 Nylandet 52 Oldersletten 65 Peperøen med Neppeløen 84 Randalen 10 Ravnfløi 51 Remmaa 49 Remmen 92 Remmen 17 Riksen 59 Sandnes ytre 18 Saura 2 Sellaat 40 Sjoneidet 44 Sjonfjeldet 43 Sjonstien 11 Skaga 86 Skaret 4 Skjeivstad 50 Skog 63 Sleremmen 56 Sletstrand 13 Steiro 41 Stokhaugen 15 Stokka 60 Strand nedre 61 Strand øvre 27 Tortenviken 66 Underøen 7 Valla 81 Vasdal 88 Velsvaag 45 Venes med Laagland 26 Vik 26 Vikholmen 12 Øbø 18 Ørneset 82 Østviken

Probate Records
1686-1878: Probates are found in Helgeland judicial district.

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery

Related Web Sites

 * Frode Holthe lives in Husby at the island Tomma in Nesna, Helgeland. He maintains a publicly accessable database with a large collection of genealogical information about the Nesna area. The site supports English and Norwegian. This is the English link: http://www.slekt.net/home.php