Utsira Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Utsira, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records

Utsira is Norway's smallest local authority with a population of approximately 240 inhabitants. The island community is situated in the North Sea off the coast of Norway beyond Karmøy 18 kilometers west of Haugesund.

Church Records



 * records began in 1753. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Torvastad and Utsira. Included Haugesund and Skåre until 1879.


 * Digital images of the church books are available at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records
See Torvastad

Probate Records
For 1666-1795 the probates are found in Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district. For 1793-1901 they are found in Karmsund judicial district. The clerical probates for 1692-1812 are found in Karmsund deanery.

Availability
Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district *1666-1795 Family History Library *1666-1795 Digitalarkivet *1666-1815 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Karmsund judicial district *1793-1901 Family History Library *1793-1901 Digitalarkivet.

Karmsund deanery *1692-1812 Clerical probate records Family History Library *1692-1812 Digitalarkivet.

Farm Book
Farm histories with vital information on farm residents in Utsira, Rogaland county, Norway. Austrheim, Jostein, Utsira: Utsira kommune, 1995. 948.31/U1 D2a FS Library INTL Book

Farm Names
27 Austreim 28 Hovland  30 Klovning 31 Kvalvik  26 Neset 26 Nordvik  29 Skare 28 Skjønholmen

Utsira gard og slekt:

Ambøres, Austrheim, Backen, Beite, Breidablikk,  Dahlen,  Espedalen, Espehaugen,  Haugen (Håien),  Herberg,  Hovland (Haugland),  Jupatrevik,  Kleven, Klovning, Kvalvik,  Leito, Lynghilder,  Myre, Myhren,  Næsset, Næsset (Nordhus), Nordvik,  Rabben, Røvaretre,  Skare, Skåren, Skarshaugen, Småie, Spanne, Stølen,  Tiphaugen, Tuo