Gildeskål Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Gildeskål clerical district contains parish registers from Gildeskål parish with Saura chapel. Included Beiarn parish until 1856.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Gildeskål: 1805-1837, 1862-1926

Gildeskål / Beiarn: 1748-1804, 1821-1841

Gildeskål / Gildeskål: 1773-1804, 1820-1899, 1909-1943

Gildeskål / Gildeskål, Saura: 1900-1911

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census/Manntall for Gildeskål can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

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. (Usually only males from the age of 12 years old, but in some cases all males from birth were listed). 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 usually more complete.

HELGELAND FOGDERI b. 20 Rødø (Rødøy) prestegjeld Rødø (Rødøy) sogn Melø (Meløy) sogn Lurø (Lurøy) sogn Trenen (Træna) sogn Gildeskaal (Gildeskål) sogn FHL INTL Film 122981 Item 3

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. (Usually only males from 12 years old and older, but in some cases all males from birth were listed). 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 usually more complete.

SALTEN PROSTI b. 35 Gildeskaal (Gildeskål) prestegjeld Gildeskaal (Gildeskål) fjering FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 3

1701 Census/Manntall for Gildeskål can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah 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. May include the place of birth of a servant if he was born in a different clerical district.

Nordland fylke b. 17 Salten fogderi Gildeskaal (Gildeskål) fjering FHL INTL Film 122985 Item 3

1801 Census for Gildeskål

1865 Census for Gildeskål

1875 Census for Gildeskål

1900 Census for Gildeskål

1910 Census for Gildeskål

Probate Records
1713-1877: Probates are found in Salten judicial district.

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery