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Smaalehnene Agershus Hedemarken Christians amt Buskerud Jarlsberg og Laurvig Bratsberg Nedenæs Lister og Mandal	Stavanger Søndre Bergenhuus Nordre Bergenhus Romsdal Søndre Trondhjem Nordre Trondhjem Nordland Finmarken

	You are now using the 1801 Census of Norway.In the database you will find data on everyone living in the country February 1 in the year 1801. The variables are: first name, midle name (often second given name), last name (often patronym),household postion, age, marital status, occupation and sex. You will also find the place a person is living, usually a farm. Very often a person would the farm as a last name. The data is organized in such a way that you first will have to choose amt (county). Click the circle in front of the name of the county and then the button on the top of the page. Amt is what tody is called fylke. The names in 1801 is somewhat different from the modern names.

You are now using the 1801 Census of Norway.In the database you will find data on everyone living in the country February 1 in the year 1801. The variables are: first name, midle name (often second given name), last name (often patronym),household postion, age, marital status, occupation and sex. You will also find the place a person is living, usually a farm. Very often a person would the farm as a last name.

The data is organized in such a way that you first will have to choose amt (county). Click the circle in front of the name of the county and then the button on the top of the page.

Amt is what tody is called fylke. The names in 1801 is somewhat different from the modern names.

1801 amt	Moderne fylke
Smaalehnene	Østfold
Agershus	Akershus med Oslo
Hedemarken	Hedmark
Christians amt	Oppland
Buskerud	Buskerud
Jarlsberg og Laurvig	Vestfold
Bratsberg	Telemark
Nedenæs	Aust-Agder
Lister og Mandal	Vest-Agder
Stavanger	Rogland
Søndre Bergenhuus	Hordaland
Nordre Bergenhus	Sogn og Fjordane
Romsdal	Møre og Romsdal
Søndre Trondhjem	Sør-Trøndelag
Nordre Trondhjem	Nord-Trøndelag
Nordland	Nordland
Finmarken	Troms og Finmark

Source: The Census of Norway from the year 1801