Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1870 Norway Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.
Original data: 1870 Norge Folketelling, Arkivverket, Norge.

About 1870 Norway Census

The 1870 Census

The 1870 Census was taken on December 31, 1870 but was only carried out in urban centres and trading posts within Norway, i.e. in cities and in provincial and small coastal towns. Records contain details such as the individual's name, year and place of birth, marital status and occupation. Only in Kristiania (now Oslo) were the lists sorted alphabetically, by street names.

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
  • Residence