Bokn (Bukken) Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Rogaland County Bokn 

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

Church Records

 * Church records for which was established in 1848 containing the parishes of Tysvær and Bokn (Bukken). Tysvær parish was separated form Skjold clerical district and Bokn from Skudenes clerical district in 1848. Earlier records for Bokn were burned in 1841. However, there are records for Bokn as part of the  as early as 1770. These are on microfilm at the Family History Library.


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

Census Records

 * For censuses prior to to 1801 see Skudenes

For 1865 and 1875 see Tysvær


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


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Bokn is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). This census 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.


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

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
Bokn: gard og ætt by Birger Lindanger

Lindanger, Birger, "History of various farms in Bokn community, Rogaland co., Norway with vital information on farm residents", Bokn: Bokn kommune, c2001-2002. 948.31/B2 D2L 2 vols. FHL INTL Book

Farm Names
5 Aksdal, 11 Alvestad, 16 Are, 27 Aukland, 10 Bokneberg, 10 Borgenvik,  26 Dagsland,  9 Føresviken,  22 Grønestad nordre, 24 Gunnarstad,  12 Haaland, 17 Hogneland,  19 Jøsang,  19 Kjeøen, 2 Kro,  10 Langhammer, 18 Loten, 15 Løpland,  8 Nautøen, 4 Nedrebø,  1 Ogn,  9 Sæbø, 20 Søndeland,  25 Torland, 23 Trosnevaag, 4 Træet, 14 Trælhaug , 6 Vaage nordre, 13 Vaagshaug, 13 Vatneland,  3 Ødegaarden 3 Øvrebø

Bokn: Gard og ætt: vol I 

Ogn: Ognahabn, Kro: Kallevik, Gullhaug, Krostua, Hyttevik, Megjarøy, Larsahuset, Ognaland, Steinarstykkje, Nauå, Øvrabø: Hannajorå, Nydal, Haugen, Bakken, Gongstø, Rosenberg, Opdal, Heimly, Klippen, Notberget, Øvrabøneset, Egrå, Haugaland, Hauasjøen, Lammaneset,  Nerabø: Bakkane, Treet, Heimtun, Vestbø, Lendevik, Tåganes, Tvimelen,  Aksdal: Strandavika,  Nora Våga: Stysshåla, Hagen,  Søra Våga: Groomstykke, Strandavik, Rabben, Heimly, Bakkane, Fjelde, Synnøveholmen, Longatonga, Perstykkje, Holmen, Sjurastykke,  Nautøy: Sæbø: Sjøhusholmen, Solhaug, Leirgrov, Sjøhus, Tusenårsplassen, Kongshamn, Føresvik,  Boknaberg: Adelsgarden, Borgenvik, Klokkargarden, Longhammar, Kongshamn,  Alvestad: Beitesmyrå, Nikolaihuset, Nygård, Elleflådthuset, Nikolaijorda, Plattingen, Alvestadkroken, Beide, Sten-Ola-huset, Tveitane

Bokn: Gard og ætt: vol II

Håland: Vatnaland: Vågshaug, Krågevågen, Osebåsen, Laberget, Søristova, Treet, Trælhaug: Laupland: Leirgrov, Torgjelsstykket, Mastravik, Tuedalen,  Are: Steinsholmen,  Hognaland: Tveitane, Fredheim, Lyngtun, Hognalandsneset, Sørenstykket, Vigen, Loden: Lodahagen, Lodahaien, Fjelltun, Toptene,  Jøsen: Kjøynå, Sunnalandsstraumen, Kvednaneset, Holmane, Sauøy, Sjøtun, Nydal, Trebakken, Soltun, Heimly, Røysa, Sjøhusgrunn, Dalhamn, Fjedle, Jøseneset, Straumen,  Sunnaland: Heimland, Strømstad, Bakken, Kalvatre, Prestavigjå, Sunnalandstre, Starumen,  Søra Grønnestad: Halvfjordingen, Nilsastykkje, Bulegjå, Baståsen, Mariaplasset,  Nora Grønnestad: Norsbø, Tjødnavik, Ådnanes, Sandal, Baståsen, Tre, Nordbø, Hagamyrå,  Trosnavåg: Fjedle, Stølen, Nora Breivik, Neset, Sandal, Søra Tre, Urå,  Gunnarstad: Stølen, Steinsvoll Breivik, Kleivane, Borgenvik,  Torland:  Dagsland:  Revahaug, Isaksplassen, Sørbø, Gulhaug,  Økland: Kleivå, Treet, Pålavika