Hillesøy Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Troms County &gt; Hillesøy

Church Records
Hillesøy is a parish in, which contains parish registers for the parishes Lenvik with Rossfjord chapel and Hillesøy. It included Målselv parish until 1853.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegain headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Lenvik clerical district: 1753-1880, Engagements, 1890-1895, 1902-1940
 * Lenvik clerical district / Hillesøy parish: 1837-1936

Census Records:

 * 1664-1666 see Trondenes clerical district.


 * Prestens manntall 1666 [Lenvik og Hillesøy]. The 1666 clerical census for Lenvik and Hillesøy is available at the Family History Library.  Also available in a scanned formatat Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1701, 1801, 1865, 1875, 1891, 1900 see Lensvik clerical district.


 * Mandtal ofuer alt det mandskab som i Senniene fogderie erog findes anno 1701 : Kun gårdene i Gisund tingsted, Øyfjoprd menighet samt gårdene Solberg, Russevåg og Klauva i Dyrøy tingsted. Manntall 1701 Gisund tinglag. The 1701 census for Lenvik and Hillesøy is available at the Family History Library. as well as in scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Book
by Carl Bertheussen and Jens Solvang. A history and a genealogy of the people and their farms in Hillesøy, Troms County, Norway.

Farm Book on the Internet
Hillesøy Kulturbilder fra gamle Hillesøy, Vol. 2 Hillesøy by Jens Solvang. This is like the printed book with no further search capabilities. It is necessary to go to the contents page to find the page number where the farm is listed.