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1. Genealogy organizations
DIS-Norge Vestfold's web page is in Norwegian only.
Gjallarhorn is a local genealogy group that covers Vestfold
and Buskerud. Their web page is only available in Norwegian)
Vestfold bygdelag is an organization of descendants of Norwegian
immigrants from Vestfold. The organization holds various events, including an annual
"stevne".
2. Vestfold resources
- Vestfold census records & more (listed by municipality) from the Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen. You can also search nationwide by going to the Digitalarkivet home page or by using the links below.
- Manntall 1663-66 for Tønsberg prosti from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- 1664 census from Sandeherred from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- Tønsberg by og Holmestrands borgerskap på 1720-tallet from Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening (NSF - The Norwegian Genealogical Society)
- 1801 census - Vestfold from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- 1865 census - Vestfold from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen. Also available at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø
- 1875 census (incomplete) from The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø
- 1900 census - Vestfold from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen. Also available at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø
- Other Vestfold census records from the Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen (none available as of 26 October 2002).
- Tax lists, Tax censuses, and lists of landed property rent from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- Military rolls from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- Church registers from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- Emigration records from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- Probate registers from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen. See also Skifteregister - (Probate registers) at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø (Very few are available online).
- Fire assessment registers from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- Citizenship (Borgerskap) records from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- Other records from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- The Digital Inn from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
- 1886 Matrikkelen from The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø
- Matrikkelutkastet av 1950 from Dokumentasjonsprosjektet
- See also Vestfold kilder from the web site Slektshistoriske kilder 1500-1900 by the Norwegian genealogy organziation DIS-Norge. This web site has extensive links to various databases for each fylke in Norway. (In Norwegian with some English).
Vestfold bygdebooks is a list of the bygdebooks that cover
various areas in Vestfold. (Updated 11 October 2002)
The Nøtterøy
bygdebok is now online!
The Stokke
bygdebok is also now online!
- The
LDS Family History Library Catalog is now on the Internet. The link
is to the "Place search" page of the web site. In addition, don't forget
the International
Genealogical Index (IGI) and the other databases available on the LDS
web site.
To make your search a little easier, I have created a
list of clerical districts in Vestfold.
Census records
Other records (Some links may not include information for this county):
Bygdebooks
LDS Family History Library online catalog
3. Vestfold 'kommuner' (municipalities)
There are 15 kommuner in Vestfold county, of which 5 are cities: Borre, Holmestrand, Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg are cities, while the remaining kommune are rural municipalities: Svelvik, Sande, Hof, Våle, Ramnes, Andebu, Stokke, Nøtterøy, Tjøme, and Lardal.4. Vestfold maps
Small interactive map of Norway - shows where Vestfold is located. Click on
Vestfold and you can see a small map of Vestfold showing the kommune
(municipalities) of this fylke.
Large map of Vestfold from
the NORWAY LIST Web Site.
Kommune names are underlined.
5. Vestfold genealogy query pages
Vestfold queries from Rootsweb.com's "Norway Message Board"
Slektsbiblioteket query page (one for each county in Norway)
Slektsforskerbasen
from DIS-Norge - a list of more than 4,000 genealogists who are researching their Norwegian
ancestors. Sorted by kommune (municipality).
Norway-L@rootsweb.com
mailing list archives is another often overlooked resource. You can
search the archive to find out if others are researching the same families
or places in Norway, and then contact them.
6. Vestfold museums
Nord-Jarlsbergmuseene is a web site with information about
several museums in Vestfold.
Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Tønsberg
Viking Ship Museum is located in Oslo, but many of the
items on display were found in Vestfold, including the famous Gostad ship, found in a large
burial mound at Gokstad farm in Sandar, Vestfold in 1880, and the equally famous Oseberg
ship, found in a large burial mound on Slagen farm in Vestfold and excavated in 1904.
7. Miscellaneous Vestfold web sites
Søndre Vestfold - archeology and vikings! Unfortunately, only
available in Norwegian. (English version under construction).
Pictures from Larvik,
Norway from Morten Østby's home page.
Holmestrand paintings by the Norwegian artist Finn Johnsen
Vestfold-slekt
includes church records, probate registers, etc., as well as the complete bygdebok from 1922
for Nøtterø in Vestfold "fylke"!
Tjøme slekter by Steinar Rasmussen is in
Norwegian, but it has a great deal of information from farms in Tjøme. Click on the farm
name in the left frame, and view the information about that farm in the right frame.
Several people have created English versions of their
web sites with information about their ancestors from Vestfold. Here are links to some
of these:
properly as well as any suggestions for additional links.
Unfortunately my schedule does not permit me to answer
individual requests for assistance with genealogy research
John Follesdal
Copyright 1996 - 2002
This page was created 8 December 1996
Last updated on 26 October 2002