Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1801 Norway Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
Original data: 1801 Norge Folketelling, Arkivverket, Norge.

About 1801 Norway Census

The 1801 Census

The 1801 Census was held on February 1st and registered information for just over 875k individuals residing in Norway at the time.

In towns, lists of names are arranged by building numbers and in rural areas, the names of farms are included.

This Collection

Users may find the following details for individuals found in the census (where available):

  • Name
  • Gender
  • Relation to Head
  • Marital Status
  • Birth Date
  • Birth Place
  • Occupation
  • Residence
  • Mental Illness
  • Nationality
  • Language