Drøbak Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

Norway

Akershus County

Drøbak

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

Church Records

Drøbak Parish
Jurisdictions
Stift/Bispedømme/ Diocese	Borg bispedømme (1070-1969 Oslo bispedømme)
Prosti	add here
Len 1599-1660	Akershus
Amt 1689-1919	1662-1919: Akershus
Fylke 1919-Present	Akershus
Region	add here
Prestegjeld	Drøbak
Kommune	add here
Skifteretten	add here
Tinglag	Aas og Frogn
Fogderi	Aker og Follo
Sorenskriveri	Follo
Skipreide	add here

Microfilm at the Family History Library for Drøbak prestegjeld (clerical district).  Parish registers from 1816 - 1919.  Drøbak prestegjeld contains parish registers for the parishes Drøbak and Frogn in Drøbak clerical district. Drøbak and Frogn were separated from Ås clerical district in 1823. For earlier records see Ås.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.

Census Records

For earlier records see Ås.

• 1801: The 1801 census (b. 6) for Ås clerical district available on microfilm at the Family Hisory Library, 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.  1801-telling (census) online at Digitalarkivet.
  • 1801 Norway Census, 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

• 1865:This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library, 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.  1865 -telling (census) online at Digitalarkivet.
  • 1865 Norway Census, 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

• 1875: This 1875 census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library, 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.  The 1875-telling (census) online at Digitalarkivet.
  • 1875 Norway Census, 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

• 1885: for Drøbak city is available online as a database at Digitalarkivet.
  

• 1891: for Drøbak city is available online as a database at Digitalarkivet.
  
  • 1891 Norway Census, 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

• 1900: This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library, 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.  Available online as a database at Digitalarkivet.
  

• 1910: for Drøbak city is available online as a database at Digitalarkivet.
• The census of 1801, 1865, 1875 (index only), 1891, 1910 (index only) are also available at Ancestry($).

Genealogy

Johansen, Knut H.: Familier i Drøbak i 1700 og 1800 årene: en foreløpig arbeidsskiss. Genealogies of some families in Drøbak, Akershus, Norway during the 1700's and 1800's.

FHL 948.22/D1 D2

Probate Records

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

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