Grindheim Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Grindheim

Church Records
See Etne

Census Records
See Etne

Farm Books
Dyrvik, Ståle,Etne-soga, Etne : Etne Bygdeboknemnd, 1968-. A history of Etne clerical district and a genealogy of the people and their farms in Hordaland county. Includes Støle, Grindheim, and Gjerde parishes. FHL 948.32/E1 H2d Contents: b. 1. Frå dei elste tider til 1660 -- b. 2. Bygde- og gardssoge 1660-1800 -- b. 3. Folket. Gjerde sokn -- b. 4. Folket. Stødle sokn -- b. 5. Folket. Grindheim sokn. A farm name index to volume 3 (Gerde parish) is at the following link.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

72 Aasbø, 79 Aukland, Austre Vasenden, 50 Bakke, Bakkadn, Berge, 76 Berge nedre, Bjøndalen, 58 Bjørk, Bjørkjelakkjen, Bjørkhauen, Bleikjo, Bratten, 71 Ekreim, Firamål, 65 Flaate, Flatedn, 69 Floketveit, 63 Frette, Gangdalen, 63 Gartveit, Geitabakkjen, Geitahauen, Geitarotten, Gilahauen, 80 Gonegjerd, 75 Grindeim, 67 Haaeim, 66 Haaeimsne, 53 Haaland indre, 82 Haarland, Hage, Haien, 61 Halleland, 78 Halleland, Halsnes, 75 Halvfjorungen, 63 Hovdestølen, 73 Hushaug, 51 Hustoft, 75 Kirkehaugen, 68 Kvammen, 55 Lauareid, 50 Lien, 83 Lilledalen, 57 Lunde, 73 Luren, 56 Lusnes, 50 Løhaugen, 50 Nernes, 54 Nes øvre, 49 Noreim, 81 Onstein, 73 Rame, 74 Ramsviken, 64 Rugtveit, 75 Sandbrauten, 70 Sande, 61 Skjold, 80 Svarteberglien, 75 Træet, 60 Tveite, 75 Vassenden, 59 Vinje, 62 Øien

Probate Records
1668-1887: Records are found in Sunnhordaland judicial district.

1698-1852: Some of the farms in this parish belonged to Rosendal Estate or Lysekloster Estate. If the probate is not found in the district above look at Hardanger og Voss where the probates for Rosendal and Lysekloster were kept.

1690-1877: Clerical probate records are found in Sunnhordaland Deanery.