Onsøy

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

History

The parish of Onsø was established as a municipality January 1, 1838. 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 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

Elingaard Manor 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. 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 inherited Elingaard Manor. Elingaard manor is currently operated as a museum.

Farms of Onsøy

Onsøy is a former municipality in the Norwegian county of Østfold, in the region of Østlandet. Østfold was known from 1662 to 1919 as Smaalenenes county. 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.

Maps 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 in the 1920 census. This map will include one farm name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist.
Tellingskrets : 1: gaards 1-15 ; 2: Haredalen, gaards 35-39 ; 3: gaards 16-34 ; 4: Åle gnr. 40-47
Tellingskrets : 5: Græsvik ; 6: Hauge ; 7: Aale nedre og Rød ; 8: Okseviken - Krosnes - Viker ; 9: gaards 56 Fjelle store to 63 Oksrød ; 10: Slevik ; 11: gaards 74 Fuglesangen to 83 Sund lille
Tellingskrets : 12: Stene ; 14: gaards 106 Rauø to 112 Engelsviken ; 15: Manstad

Farm names and numbers

Following are the farms in the Onsøy municipality, as they are listed in O. Rygh's series Norske_Gaardnavne, the Smaalenes volume of which was published in 1897.
Here is a digital version of that volume:
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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.
Additional farm numbers missing from the O. Rygh record were found in the .
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, 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.

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
Valle søndre	18
Onsø Præstegaard	19
Ek	20
Slottet	21
Skogen	22
Mossigrød	23
Mossig nordre	24
Mossig søndre	25
Mossighuset	26
Kolberg nordre	27
Kolberg søndre	28
Kolberghuset	29
Torp vestre	30
Torp østre	31
Skuggerødmyren	32
Borge Mellem	33
Borge østre	34
Kjølberg	35
Kjevelsrød	36
Ingulsrød	37
Strand nedre	38
Krabberød	39
Skaare nordre	40
Skaare mellem	41
Skaare søndre	42
Dale	43
Ørebæk vestre	44
Ørebæk østre	45
Brekke	46
Hurrød	47
Græsvik	48
Hauge	49
Aale øvre	50
Trondalen	51
Rød	52
Okseviken	53
Krosnes	54
Viker	55
Fjelle store	56
Dale lille	57
Langeteig	58
Elslet	59
Torgauten	60
Søstrene	61
Nøklegaard	62
Oksrød	63
Bjorkjønlien	64
Mellegaard	65
Slevik vestre	66
Langgaard	67
Dyrød	68
Halvorsrød	69
Brekke	70
Fjelle lille	71
Stenakrød	72
Solbrekke	73
Fuglesangen	74
Tvete østre	75
Tvete vestre	76
Kjenne østre	77
Kjenne vestre	78
Lere	79
Lilleng	80
Torp søndre	81
Lund store	82
Lund lille	83
Øtne østre	84
Øtne vestre	85
Skollerød	86
Sanderup	87
Stene lille	88
Stene store	89
Hauge søndre	90
Hauge nordre	91
Gjølberg	92
Forsetlund søndre	93
Hageengen	94
Forsetlund nordre	95
Bossum søndre	96
Bossum mellem	97
Bossum nordre	98
Lund vestre	99
Huseby store	100
Huseby lille	101
Ellinggaard	102
Espesti	103
Ytterstad	104
Hankø	105
Rauø	106
Smauet	107
Haviken	108
Rød vestre	109
Gaustad nedre	110
Gaustad øvre	111
Engelsviken	112
Skontorp	113
Stene vestre	114
Manstad	115
Husløs søndre	116
Lervik	117
Skjælø	118
Husløs nordre	119
Berge	120
Kjære	121
Koret	122
Kallerød	123
Østenstad	124
Saltnes mellem	125
Solberg	126
Røtne	127