Onsøy

Onsøy is a peninsula and a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre was Gressvik.

World War II memorial at Onsøy

Onsøy Church

Elingaard Manor

History

The parish of Onsø was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). A part of Onsøy with 170 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring municipality Fredrikstad on 1 January 1968.

On 1 January 1994 the rest of Onsøy was incorporated into Fredrikstad. Prior to the merger Onsøy had a population of 12.923.

Etymology

The Old Norse form of the name was Óðinsøy. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the god Odin, the last element is øy meaning 'island'. The former island was later turned into a peninsula because of post-glacial rebound.

Onsøy Church

Onsøy Church (Onsøy kirke) was built in 1877. The architect was Henrik Thrap-Meyer. The church is of Gothic Revival style and constructed of brick with has 375 seats. Onsøy Church is located in Fredrikstad parish. Jens Bjelke was buried in the churchyard.

Elingaard Manor

Main article: Elingård

Elingaard Manor (Elingaard herregård) is a manor house located on Onsøy. The current main building was erected in the Renaissance style and was completed early in 1749. The building was constructed on two floors and consists of a main wing and two side wings. Outside is a garden laid out by English model. The manor house was developed by Chancellor Jens Ågessøn Bjelke (1580–1659). Jens Bjelke, one of the wealthiest men in Norway, was the grandson of Jens Tillufssøn Bjelke and the father of Jørgen Bjelke. His elder son Admiral Henrik Bjelke (1615–83) inherited Elingaard Manor. Elingaard manor is currently operated as a museum.

Farms of Onsøy

Onsøy is a former municipality in the Norwegian county (fylke) of Østfold, in the region of Østlandet. Østfold was known from 1662 to 1919 as Smaalenenes county (amt). Currently it is part of the municipality of Fredrikstad, which was established in 1838 and merged with the municipality of Glemmen in 1964. A small portion of Onsøy was switched to Fredrikstad in 1968, and the remainder of Onsøy joined Fredrikstad in 1994, along with the municipalities of Borge, Onsøy, Kråkerøy, and Rolvsøy. From 1070 to 1968, Onsøy was a parish in the Oslo diocese; since 1969 it has been part of the Borg diocese. From 1559 to 1660 it was part of what was then known as Akershus county (len).

Map of the farms of Onsøy

Coordinates are approximate.
Note that each map has a maximum number of listings it can display, so the map has been divided into parts consistent with the enumeration districts (tellingskrets) in the 1920 census. This map will include one farm (gaard) name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist.

Onsøy municipality, tellingskrets 1-4, 8 from 1920 census

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2: Havnen

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6: Ørmen sæter

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8: Høyum

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10: Mollestad

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11: Krabberød

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12: Svierød

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13: Fosse

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14: Ammundrød

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15: Torbjørnrød

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35: Kjølberg

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36: Kjevelsrød

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37: Ingulsrød

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38: Strand nedre

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39: Krabberød

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16: Valle nordre

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17: Ulvedalen

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18: Valle sondre

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19: Ørmenveien

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20: Ek

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21: Slottet

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22: Skogen

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23: Mossigrød

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24: Mossig nordre

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26: Mossighuset

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27: Kolberg nordre

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29: Kolberghuset

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31: Torp

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32: Skuggerødmyren

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33: Borge mellem

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34: Borge østre

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40: Skaare

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41: Skaare mellem

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42: Skaare søndre

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43: Dale

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44: Ørebæk vestre

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45: Ørebæk østre

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46: Brekke

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47: Hurrød

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Onsøy kirke (church), built 1877

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Onsøy kirke (church), built 1877

Tellingskrets (enumeration districts): 1: gaards 1-15 (lime); 2: Haredalen, gaards 35-39 (black); 3: gaards 16-34 (blue); 4: Åle gnr. 40-47 (green)

Onsøy municipality, tellingskrets 5-11

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48: Græsvik

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49: Hauge

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50: Aale øvre

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51: Aale nedre

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52: Rød

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53: Okseviken

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54: Krosnes

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55: Viker

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56: Fjelle store

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57: Dale lille

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58: Langeteig

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59: Elslet

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60: Torgauten

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61: Søstrene

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62: Nøklegaard

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63: Oksrød

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64: Slevik østre

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65: Mellegaard

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66: Slevik vestre

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67: Langgaard

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68: Dyrød

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69: Halvorsrød

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70: Brekke

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71: Fjelle lille

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72: Stenakrød

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73: Gløsen

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74: Fuglesangen

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75: Tvete østre

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76: Tvete vestre

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77: Kjenne østre

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78: Kjenne vestre

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79: Lere

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80: Lilleng

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81: Torp søndre

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82: Lund store

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83: Lund lille

Tellingskrets (enumeration districts): 5: Græsvik (lime); 6: Hauge (black); 7: Aale nedre og Rød (green); 8: Okseviken - Krosnes - Viker (red); 9: gaards 56 Fjelle store to 63 Oksrød (purple); 10: Slevik (teal); 11: gaards 74 Fuglesangen to 83 Sund lille (magenta)

Onsøy municipality, tellingskrets 12, 14, 15

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84: Øtne østre

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86: Skollerød

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87: Sanderup

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88: Stene lille

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89: Stene store

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90: Hauge søndre

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91: Hauge nordre

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92: Gjølberg

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93: Forsetlund søndre

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94: Forsetlund store

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95: Forsetlund nordre

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96: Bossum søndre

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97: Bossum mellem

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98: Bossum nordre

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99: Lund vestre

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100: Huseby store

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101: Huseby lille

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102: Ellinggaard

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103: Espesti

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104: Ytterstad

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105: Hankø

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106: Rauø

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107: Smauet

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108: Haviken

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109: Rød vestre

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110: Gaustad nedre

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111: Tvete østre

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112: Engelsviken

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113: Skontorp

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114: Stene vestre

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115: Manstad

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116: Husløs søndre

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117: Lervik

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118: Skjælø

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119: Husløs nordre

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120: Berge

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121: Kjære

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122: Koret

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123: Kallerød

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124: Østenstad

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125: Saltnes mellem

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126: Solberg

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127: Røtne

Tellingskrets (enumeration districts): 12: Stene (lime); 14: gaards 106 Rauø to 112 Engelsviken (black); 15: Manstad (blue)

Farm names and numbers

Following are the farms in the Onsøy (formerly Smaalenes) municipality, as they are listed in O. Rygh's series Norske_Gaardnavne ("Norwegian farm names"), the Smaalenes volume of which was published in 1897. Here is a digital version of that volume: <[1]>

The farm numbers are used in some census records, and numbers that are near each other indicate that those farms are geographically proximate. Handwritten Norwegian sources, particularly those prior to 1800, may use variants on these names. For recorded variants before 1723, see the digital version of O. Rygh. Note that the 1920 census records mapped above may not match O. Rygh.

Farm names were often used as part of Norwegian names, in addition to the person's given name and patronymic or inherited surname. Some families retained the farm name, or toponymic, as a surname when they emigrated, so in those cases tracing a surname may tell you specifically where in Norway the family was from. This tradition began to change in the mid to late 19th century, and inherited surnames were codified into law in 1923.

Other sources

• Borges, Grethe (2007) Elingaard : et gammelt herresete (Fredrikstad] : Fredrikstad museum) ISBN 978-82-90301-21-2
• Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".

Farm Name	Farm Number
Ørmenneset	1
Havnen	2
Ørmen	3
Ørmen sæter	6
Høyum	8
Mollestad	10
Krabberød	11
Svierød	12
Fosse	13
Ammundrød	14
Torbjørnrød	15
Valle nordre	16
Ulvedalen	17
Kjærstad	18
Rosvold	19
Aufles	20
Grøva	21
Kvalfors	22
Forsjorden	23
Øksendalen	24
Steinlien	25
Eiteraaen øvre	26
Eiteraaen nedre	27
Eiteraaen vestre	28
Eiteraaholmen	29
Tverelvmoen	30
Skjørlægden	31
Eiteraafjeldet	32
Ravnaaen	33
Turmoen	34
Faldmoen	35
Spelremmen	36
Laksfors, 1	37
Laksfors, 2	38
Laksforshoved	39
Spelen	40
Valryggen	41
Finsaasen	42
Glugvaselven	43
Haustreisdalen, 1	44
Haustreisdalen, 2	45
Nygaarden	46
Glugvatnet	47
Grane	48
Almdalen	49
Svenningdalen nedre	50
Baafjeldmoen	51
Stavasdalen	52
Baafjelddalen	53
Svenningdalen øvre	54
Hjortskarmoen, 1	55
Kapskarmoen	56
Hjortskarmoen, 2	57
Holmvasdalen	58
Bjørkaasen	59
Kjerringvatnet	60
Kapfjeldlien	61
Storkjønlien	62
Tomasvatnet	63
Bjorkjønlien	64
Kvanlien	65
Tøimskarlien	66
Bustadmoen	67
Simskaret	68
Fiplingkroken	69
Fiplingdalen, 1	70
Fiplingdalen, 2	71
Forshaugen	72
Jerpaasen	73
Hallingen	74
Fagerlien	75
Klovimoen	76
Bjorbækmoen	77
Stillelvaasen	78
Svartvatnet	79
Stabforsmoen	80
Stormoen	81
Baafjeldmoen østre	82
Fjeldbækmoen	83
Herringbotnet	84
Lien	84, 1
Nergaarden	84, 2
Kalvmoen	85
Skjaamoen	86
Kjønnaasen	87
Kjemsaasen	88
Killeraasen	89
Reinfjeldet	90
Lian	90, 1
Nordaasen	91
Klubben	91, 3
Langvatnet	92
Aasen	93
Ravatnet	94
Ravasbakken	94, 1
Fokstad	94, 3
Nordstad	94, 4
Alsgaarden	95
Bjørnaaen øvre	96
Einremmen	96, 3
Bjørnaalien	97
Skogsaasen	98
Bjørnaaen nedre	99
Mosaasen	100
Skog, 1	101
Kringleøren	101, 2
Øvstenget	101, 6
Skog, 2	102
Mo	103
Husbrekken	103, 2
Myrbakken	103, 3
Nyrud	103, 5
Dolstad	104
Hals	105
Halsøen	105, 2
Andaas	106
Remmen	107
Hagfors	108
Moldremmen	109
Marken øvre	110
Gamarken	111
Røsdalen	112
Midtmarken indre	113
Midtmarken ytre	114
Jakobgaardshaugen	114, 2
Marken nedre	115
Aalbosjorden	116
Fjeldstad	116, 2
Kulstad	117
Aasen	117, 1
Baathølen	117, 2
Myren	117, 3
Dalenget	117, 4
Staurremmen	117, 8
Fustskotremmen, 1	117, 9
Trangdalen	117, 10
Fustskotremmen, 2	117, 11
Finbrauten	117, 12
Kulstadsjøen	117, 16
Rynes	118
Bøen	118, 4
Aaremmen	119
Katuglehaugen	120
Veset	121
Forsmoen indre	122
Jomfruremmen	123
Haukland	124
Gløsen	124, 3
Volden	125
Bjørknes	126
Risnes	127
Myrnes	128
Aanes	129
Svartaasen	130
Steffenremmen	131
Herring mellem	132
Nilsmoen	133
Almdalen	134
Østerherring øvre	135
Østerherring nedre	136
Stien	137
Lillesmedseng øvre	138
Lillesmedseng nedre	139
Storsmedseng	140
Lynghaugen	140, 2
Strøm	141
Jordbæksletten	142
Breivik	143
Aspnes	144
Aakviken	145
Langmoen, 1	146

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