Sjernarøy Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Church Records
Nedstrand clerical district records begin in 1724. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Nedstrand (Hinderå) and Sjernarøy with Skjoldastraumen (Vårneset) chapell. Hinderå was changed to Nedstrand in 1881 and Vårneset to Skjoldastraumen in 1975.

Digital images of the church books are available at Digitalarkivet.

Nedstrand: 1741-1816

Nedstrand / Hinderå: 1724-1740, 1816-1887

Nedstrand / Nedstrand: 1887-1915

Nedstrand / Sjernarøy: 1724-1740, 1816-1933

Probate Records
Probate records for the years 1666-1795 are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial districts in Rogaland county.

For 1786-1876 the records are in the Ryfylke judicial district.

The clerical probates are found in Ryfylke deanery in Rogaland county, Norway. They are for the years 1786-1807.

Farm Book
A genealogy of the people and their farms in Sjernarøy in Nedstrand clerical district in Rogaland county with some history.

Løland, Jacob Sverre, "Sjernarøy bygdebok : gard og ætt," Finnøy : Utgevar: Finnøy kommune, 1972. 948.31/S5 D2L FHL INTL Book

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