Årdal Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Årdal is a parish in Hjelmeland clerical district. Records begin in 1760.

Microfilms at the FamilySearch Library cover the years: 1760-1961. See catalog for full details and microfilm numbers.


 * Christenings (Døbte): 1760-1961
 * Introductions (Introduserte): 1799-1816
 * Confirmations (Konfirmerte): 1760-1797, 1799-1815, 1817-1924
 * Banns (Lysninger): 1799-1816
 * Engagements (Trolovede): 1760-1798
 * Marriages (Viede): 1760-1926
 * Stillborn (Dødfødte): 1799-1816
 * Burials (Begravede): 1760-1926
 * Vaccinations (Vaksinerte): 1814-1816, 1843-1861, 1863-1866
 * Moving in and out (Inflyttede og Utflyttede): 1824-1861, 1863-1913
 * Removed or added to state church (1849, 1896-1925

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

Census Records

 * For 1875 and earlier censuses see Hjelmeland


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Årdal is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Årdal is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. It contains the persons name, sex, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Årdal is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Court Records

 * . The court records contain reports of civil and criminal actions, including the allodial rights, "odelssaker". You will find names, dates, places, and relationships in these records. The records have no indexes, therefore require time to study. They are excellent sources for genealogical research and at times you can find entire families through several generations. These records must be used in conjunction with the mortgage records, probate records, or other records.

Land Records

 * These mortgage records give information about real estate, conveyances, mortgages, and other transactions of properties. Contracts, agreements, and deeds are also recorded in these books. The panteregisters are extracts of these records.

Probate Records
For 1666-1795 the probates are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial district. For 1786-1876 they are found in Ryfylke judicial district. The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Ryfylke deanery deanery. `

Availability
Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district *1666-1795 *1666-1795 Digitalarkivet *1666-1788 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Ryfylke judicial district *1786-1876 FamilySearch Library *1786-1876 Digitalarkivet

Ryfylke deanery *1786-1807 Clerical probate records *1786-1807 Digitalarkivet.

Årdal police station *1885-1964 death protocol Digitalarkivet

Farm Book
Eikeland, Sigurd, Årdal, Årdal 1969-1971. A history of Årdal in Rogaland county and a genealogy of the people and their farms. Vol. 2 includes an expanded index. A farm name index to volume 2 is found in 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:

30 Aase, 21 Bergeland, 42 Bjørkestølen, 38 Boremyren, 1 Børke  43 Dritland, 48 Døvig lille  3 Eggebø, 33 Egland, 51 Erevigen, 4 Erland, 39 Erlien  13 Flaadene  5 Gjeisfjeld, 25 Grasdalen  29 Hia, 16 Høiland  2 Ingvaldstad  35 Kaltveid, 10 Kirkhus  27 Lyngsnes  40 Maaland, 15 Myren, 7 Mæle nedre, 7 Mælsosen  32 Nes, 53 Nese store  22 Rage, 6 Riskedal, 34 Rivjeland  11 Sedberg fremre, 31 Selflaad, 17 Skoarbø lille, 45 Soppeland, 26 Storaadalen, 47 Stølen, 46 Svaberg, 50 Sør-Skaar  24 Tengesdal, 44 Tjentland, 37 Tveid, 41 Tysdal søndre, 23 Tysdal øvre  36 Ullestad, 51 Ur  19 Valeim nedre, 15 Valle, 28 Viglesdalen, 20 Votne  9 Ytrevold  14 Østerhus