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'''[[Norway Genealogy|Norway]]'''
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| title_language = Folketellingen for Norge 3 December 1900
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== What is in This Collection? ==
This census enumerates all persons in Norway on 3 December 1900. Some portions of the census have been lost. 
Missing portions include:
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*Akershus county, Bærum herred (Vestre Bærum prestegjeld) 
*Aust-Agder county, Risør
*Hordaland county, Tysnes
*Telemark, parts of Skien
*Vest-Agder county, Siredalen
*Some part of the cities of Bergen and Trondheim are also missing.
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The forms used in this census are similar to those from 1910. The main form collected information about the residence and the persons living there. The census also included sailors aboard Norwegian ships in foreign harbors.
=== Image Visibility ===
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=== Reading These Records ===
These records are in [[Norway Languages|Norwegian]]. For help reading these records please see the following: 
*[[Norway Language and Languages]] 
*[[Norwegian Language Information]] 
*[[Norwegian Word List]]

== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
This census included questions on:
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*Person's name
*Gender
*Position in the family
*Marital status
*Occupation
*Birthdate and year
*Birthplace
*Religious affiliation
*Nationality
*Language
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The questions asked of each individual were recorded on form #2, ''Personliste over Folketallet 3 December 1900'' (Individual list of the population 3 December 1900). 
=== Census Questions ===
{| class="wikitable" width=auto
! Question !! Norwegian !! English
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| 1 || Personernes No. || Person No.
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| 2 || Personernes Navne || Person's Name
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| 3 || Kjøn - Mand / Kvinder || Sex: Male (M), Female (K)
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| 4 || Om bosat paa Stedet (b) eller om kun midlertidigt tilstede (mt) eller om midlertidigt fraværende (f) || If residing in this place (b) or if temporarily present (mt) or temporarily absent (f) 
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| 5 || For dem, som kun var midlertidigt tilstedeværende: sædvanligt Bosted || For those temporarily present: regular residence
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| 6 || For dem, som var midlertidig fraværende: antagelig Opholdssted 3 December. || For those temporarily absent: presumed residence on 3 December
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| 7 || Stilling i familien. (Husfar, Husmor, Søn, Datter, Tjenestetyende, Logerende hørende til Familien, enslig Logerende, Besøgende o. s. v.) (Hf, Hm., S., D., Tj., Fl., El., B.). || Position in the family (Male head of household, housewife, son, daughter, servant, relatives of the family, lodger, visitors, etc.) (hf., Hm., S., D., Tj, fl., El., B.)
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| 8 || Ægteskabelig Stilling (ug., g., e., s., f.) || Marital status 
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| 9 || Erhverv og Livsstilling. Ogsaa Husmors eller Børns særlige Erhverv. Man angiver tydeligt og specielt Næringsvei og Forretning eller Fag, som man udøver eller arbeider i, og tillige sin Stilling i dette Erhverv. Har nogen flere Erhverv, anføres disse, Hovederhvervet først. ||  Profession and position. Also special profession of housewife or children. Indicate clearly and specifically the livliehood and business or subject they practice or work in, and also their position in that business. If any have several occupations these are to be listed with the main occupation first.
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| 10 || Fødselsaar (samt Fødselsdag, hvis under 2 Aar) || Birth year (with birthday, if under 2 years of age)
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| 11 || Fødested (For dem, der er født i samme Herred som Tællingsstedets (T), skrives Bogstavet: T,; for de øvrige skrives Herredets (eller Sognets) eller Byens Navn. For de i Utlandet fødte: Landets (eller Stedets) Navn)  || Birthplace. (For those born in the same district as the census place, write the letter (t), for the others write the name of the district (or parish) or the name of the city. For those born abroad: the name of the country (or place))
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| 12 || Undersåtlig Forhold (For dem, der er norske Undersåtter skrives Bogstavet: N.; for de øvrige anføres vedkommende Stats Navn) || Citizenship. For those who are Norwegian subjects write the letter "N"; for others write the name of the country. 
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| 13 || Trossamfund. (For dem, der tilhører den norske Statskirke, skrives Bogstavet: S.; for de øvrige anføres vedkommende Trossamfunds Navn, eller i Tilfælde, (Udtraadt, intet Samfund). || Religious affiliation. (For whose who are members of the Norwegian state church, write the letter "S".; for others, the name of the religious group, or in the case of excommunication, none. 
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| 14 || Sindssvag, Døvstum eller Blind. Var nogen av de anførte Personer: Døvstum? (D.), Blind? (B.), Sindssyg? (S.), Aandssvag (d.v.s. fra Fødselen eller den tidligste Barndom)? (Aa.). || Insane, deaf, or blind. Were any of the people listed: deaf? (d.), blind? (b.), insane? (s.), feeble-minded (i.e. from birth or early childhood)? (Aa.). 
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|  || Rubrikkerne 15 og 16 utfyldes for ethvert Bosted, hvor Personer av lappisk, finsk (kvænsk) eller blandet Nationalitet forekommer. || Questions 15 and 16 are only used for residences where persons of Lappis, Finnish (Kven) or mixed nationality occur
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| 15 || Nationalitet. Norsk (n.), Lappisk, fastboende (Lf.), Lappisk, nomadiserende (Ln.), Finsk, Kvænsk (F.), Blandet (B.).  || Nationality. Norwegian (n.), Lapp, permanent residence (If.), Lapp, nomadic (ln.), Finnish, Kven (f.), Mixed (b.).
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| 16 || Sprog, der tales i Vedkommendes Hjem: Norsk (N.), Lappisk (L.), Finsk, Kvænsk (F.). || Languages spoken in their home: Norwegian (n.), Lappish (l.), Finnish, Kven (f.).
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== Collection Content == 
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:Norway census 1900 Heroy, Nordland ft20110118240336.jpg|Ugelfot farm, Herøy, Nordland
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