Gjerstad Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
See Haus

Census Records:
See Haus

Farm Books
Ådna, Lars Martiniusson: Ætt og æle (ættarbok)

Innhold: b. 1. Gjerstad sokn -- b. 2. Haus sokn -- b. 3. Fabrikk- staden Ytre Arna (Elvæ) -- b. 4. Ådna sokn.

A genealogy of the people in Haus cleircal district in Hordaland county which includes Gjerstad, Haus, and Arna (Ådna).

Farm Names
28 Antun 12 Apaldhaugen 40 Austad 41 Austleitet 27 Birkeland 20 Bjørndalen 10 Borge nordre,  42 Espevold  16 Fitje 17 Foksdal  29 Gjerstad 11 Greve  25 Hagebø 21 Hakenes 3 Halland 34 Hartveit 14 Hatland 4 Hauge 41 Haugen 7 Haugene 26 Hovden  20 Kalleklauv 5 Kleiveland 23 Kleppe nordre 8 Kleven 18 Kolekjærret 44 Kollitræet 46 Koppen, Kupo (Hagebø)  15 Laastad 35 Litun 1 Loftaas 13 Lone, Lostad,  Mele 37 Midttun 19 Myking nordre 41 Mæle 13  Neset 22 Njaastad  33 Præsttun       8 Reveim nordre 46 Rinden 43 Rongve  12 Skaar 32 Skistad 36 Skjerping, Skor 2 Smaaland 31 Solbjør nordre 20 Steindalen  20 Tandstølen 39 Tjelland 28 Trapstølen 38 Tveiteraas  37 Veaa, Vedo 6 Veveltveit 45 Vevle nordre 29 Volden

Probate Records
1702-1910: Records are found in Nordhordaland 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.

1773-1810: Clerical probate records are found in Nordhordaland Deanery.