Fitjar Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for (clerical district). Contains parish registers for Fitjar parish with Bekkjarvik chapel. Fitjar was separated from Stord clerical district in 1862. For earlier records see Stord clerical district. Records available from 1862-1928.

Images of digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Fitjar: 1862-1899

Fitjar/Bekkjarvik: 1900-1928

Fitjar/Fitjar: 1887-1928

For earlier records see Stord

Census Records:
See Stord

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

1800-1852: Some of the farms in this parish belonged to Lysekloster Estate. If the probate is not found in the district above look at Hardanger og Voss where the probates for Lysekloster were kept.

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