Norway Record Finder

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Record Finder

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Census	Church Records
Birth date and birthplace	Church Records	Farm Books (Bygdebøker), Census (1865 and later)
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)	Maps	Gazetteers
Death information	Church Records	Probate Records, Court Records
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration	Societies, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Historical background	History	Social Life and Customs, Societies
Language helps	Language and Languages	Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives	Genealogies	Societies, Directories (Bygdebøker)
Maiden name	Church Records	Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Marriage information	Church Records	Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Naming customs	Names, Personal	Social Life and Customs
Noble families	Nobility	Biography, Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records	Census, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records	Census, Probate Records, Court Records, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Physical description	Military Records	Biography, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers	Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence	Church Records	Census, Land and Property, Genealogies
Previous research (compiled genealogy)	Genealogies, Periodicals, Societies	History, Biography, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids	Archives & Libraries	—
Religion	Church Records	Religious Records
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History