Høle Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Beginning in 1702 the parishes Høle and Forsand (Fossan) belonged to. In 1864 was created and consisted of Høle and Forsand (Fossan) parishes. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

in Høgsfjord clerical district 1702-1854 and Strand parish in Strand clerical district 1702-1768. v. 1. christenings 1702-1760 -- v. 2. christenings 1760-1803 -- v. 3. christenings 1803-1854 -- v. 4. marriages 1702-1854 -- v. 5. deaths 1702-1854 -- v. 6. confirmations 1769-1815; introductions 1702-1760 ; priest daily record 1702-1742; moved in and out of the parishes 1823-1854.

1702- 1768 -- Pt. 2. Christenings for Høle and Strand parishes 1702-1768 (duplicate of pt. 1) ; christenings for Høle parish 1769-1818 ; marriages 1726-1819; deaths 1702-1850.

in Rogaland county containing marriages for Høle and Strand 1726-1768 ; marriages for Høle 1769-1854 ; confirmations for Høle 1769-1815 ; deaths for Høle 1769-1854.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Strand: 1702-1982


 * Strand / Høle: 1702-1885


 * Høgsfjord: 1854-1982


 * Høgsfjord / Høle: 1855-1979

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census - Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Microfilm

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.

1663-1666 Census for Stavanger district Database


 * 1701 Census - Manntall 1701 Microfilm

The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. May also include the residence of a male servant if he came from a different clerical district.

Manntallet 1701 for Stavanger amt Database


 * 1801 Census - Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801 Microfilm

The 1801 census (b. 38) for Strand clerical district includes Strand and Høle parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

1801-telling for Strand Database


 * 1865 Census - Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865 Høgsfjord Microfilm

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, age, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.

1865-telling for Høgsfjord Database


 * 1875 Census - Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 Høgsfjord Microfilm

This 1875 census contains the persons name, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information


 * 1900 Census - Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900 Høgsfjord Microfilm

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.

1900-telling for Høle Database


 * 1910 Census Countdown

Probate Records
For 1666-1822 the probates are found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district. For 1823-1882 they are found in Jæren judicial district. The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Jæren deanery. `

Availability
Jæren og Dalane judicial district *1666-1822 *1667-1860 Digitalarkivet *1666-1815 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Jæren judicial district *1763-1821 Family History Library *1859-1896 Digitalarkivet.

Jæren deanery *1763-1821 Clerical probate records Family History Library *1763-1821 Digitalarkivet.

Høle and Forsand police station *1875-1965 death protocol Digitalarkivet

Farm Book on the Internet
Høle: Bygdeboknotater by Sigleif Engen. The farms are in the right-hand column. When clicked, the families residing on the farm are listed. This is a work in progress and can contain errors.

Farm Names
5 Abelstøbakken, 5 Abelvigen, 27 Arnøen lille, 23 Aspøen, 15 Auglend lille, 21 Bersagel 16 Brat-Hetland, 21 Breivig,  13 Dansen, 21 Dreggevig,  20 Eskeland,  14 Fløisvig, 26 Fureholmen,  6 Gjesteland,  22 Hammer, 8 Hamre, 14 Holen, 7 Hommeland, 18 Horve, 25 Husebø, 5 Høle,  19 Ims, 19 Imseli,  4 Lauvigen, 4 Ligstø,  1 Morken, 17 Myrland,  10 Nordland,  3 Oltesvig, 13 Oseland,  2 Rage, 9 Røinlien,  8 Seldal, 4 Selvig,  12 Tengesdal, 5 Trodalen,  11 Vereland, 14 Volden,  13 Ødegaarden