Sandur Parish, Sandoy, Faroe Islands Genealogy

Background

 * Sandur (Danish: Sand) is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands.
 * The Municipality of Sandur consists of the village of Sandur only. It is the most populous place on the "Sand Island". In January 2020 the population stood at 532.
 * Excavations here have unearthed a stave church from the 11th century, where today there is a typical Faroese wooden church with grass roof.

Place Names
Farm names or small village names within this parish include these place names and variations:

Census Records

 * 1801-1901 Faroe Islands, Denmark, Censuses, 1801-1901 (in Danish) at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1801-1925 Danish Family Search - incomplete indexes
 * Dansk Demografisk Database - incomplete indexes



Church Records

 * 1720-1857 - Sandoy Kirkjubók, 1720-1857 at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images. Index, Incomplete. Contains church records from Sandoy (præstegæld) in Sandoy (syssel) on the Faroe Islands. Includes the parishes of Sandur, Skopun, Skálavík, Húsavík and Skúvoy. Stóra Dímun is located in Skúvoy parish.

Reading the Records
Because the Faroe Islands were under the jurisdiction of Denmark, many research resources relating to Denmark will be helpful in using Faroe Islands records.
 * Help Reading Danish Records:


 * Denmark Parish Register Headings provides translated examples of parish headings. You will be able to interpret much of what is in the records using these headings. Danish Word List covers typical  terms found in the records. Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Names, Personal.


 * Help Reading Old Handwriting: 


 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available
 * Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
 * Gothic script help links (Danish)


 * Knowing What to Look for Next:


 * To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.