Birth Certificates - Carl Olaf Olsen
Gidget	I would like to obtain a copy of my great grandfather's (Carl Olaf Olsen) birth certificate. The main reason is so I can find out who his birth father was. He took on his stepfathers surname, Steffensen in Australia before moving to New Zealand. His mother is Caroline Eliza Carlsen. He was born in Oslo in 1877. Unfortunately have not been able to find out what his exact birth date is but could estimate down to a month. Who should I contact? What is the normal cost for obtaining a birth certificate?
Brining	Hi Norway did not have birth certificates in the 1800's All births deaths, marriages etc were recorded in the Kirkebøker, parish records. The LDS has these on microfilm available for rent . There are locations all over the world so hopefully one near you. [url="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp"]Click Here[/url] This site has a lot of useful information on Norwegian genealogy [url="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/na2.html"]Click Here[/url] Carla
Gidget	Thanks for the information Carla. Lisa