Leikanger (Leganger) Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Sogn og Fjordane County &gt; Leikanger

Church Records
Leikanger clerical district includes the following parishes: Leikanger, Fresvik and Feios (Rinde). Included also Tjugum (Balestrand), Mundal (Fjæreland) and Vangsnes until 1849 when they became the parishes in Balestrandclerical district.

are available at the Family History Library.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Leikanger: 1690-1888

Leikanger / Fresvik: 1873-1908

Leikanger / Leikanger: 1873-1916

Leikanger / Rinde: 1887-1922

Census Records

 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Leikanger (Leganger) clerical district include the parishes of Fjærland, Fresvik, Feios, Leikanger, Vangsnes and Balestrand and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Leikanger (Leganger) clerical district include the parishes of Leikanger, Fresvik, Feios, Vangsnes, Balestrand and Fjærland. This census is avaialble on microfilm at the Family History Library, as well as online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Leikanger is available on microfilm at the Family History Libraryas well as online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Leikanger (Leganger) clerical district include the parishes of Leikanger, Fresvik, Feios, Balestrand, Vangsnes and Fjærland.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library as well as online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1845 folketelling for Leikanger prestegjeld (Sogn og Fjordane). The 1845 census for Leikanger (Leganger) clerical district include the parishes of Feios, Fjærland, Vangsnes, Leikanger, and Balestrand and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Leikanger (Leganger) clerical district include the parishes of Leikanger, Feios and Fresvik and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library..  This census is also available online at Digitalarkivet(Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Leikanger clerical district include the parishes of Leikanger, Fresvik and Feios and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Leikanger clerical district include the parishes of Leikanger, Fresvik and Feios and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This census is also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Leikanger is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
23	Bakken 20	Dalen 8	Eggum 3	Engesæter 7	Fosse 6	Fosshage 13	Frekeland 22	Gjerde 2	Grinde 19	Haalen 15	Halland 10	Hamre indre 11	Hanehaug 17	Henjum 4	Holum 5	Huke 12	Husebø 21	Kvaalen 14	Leikanger Præstegaard 24	Njøs 16	Nybø 12	Rævhaugen 18	Røisum 1	Suppeim

Probate Records
1698-1882: Probates may be found in Ytre Sogn judicial district.

1766-1810: Clerical probates may be found in Sogn Deanery.