Hå Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Hå clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Nærbø, Varhaug, Nærem and Bø. Earlier church records were burned in 1787. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Hå: 1758, 1787-1840, 1886-1890


 * Hå / Bø: 1816-1836


 * Hå / Nærbø: 1842-1939


 * Hå / Nærem, Nærbø: 1826-1841


 * Hå / Varhaug: 1826-1924

Census Records
1664-1666 Census (Manntall)

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.

Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Microfilm

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete.

Manntall 1663-66 for Stavanger amt I Database


 * 1701 Census (Manntall)

Manntall 1701 Hå 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. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.

Manntallet 1701 for Stavanger amt Database


 * 1801 Census (Folketellingen)

Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801 for Hå Microfilm

The 1801 census (b. 37) for Hå clerical district includes Nærbø, Bø, Varhaug and Nærbø parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

1801-telling for Haae Database

1815 Census (Folketelling)

Hå Microfilm

The 1815 census of Hå clerical district includes these parishes: Nærbø and Varhaug. It lists the farm name, persons name, age, occupation, and other miscellaneous information information.


 * 1865 Census (Folketellingen)

Folketælling 31 December 1865 for Hå Microfilm

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, 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 Haa Database


 * 1875 Census (Folketellingen)

Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 for Hå 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)

Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900 for Hå Microfilm

This 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, marital status, occupation, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.

1900-telling for Nærbø Database


 * 1910 Census (Folketellingen]

Countdown for the release of the 1910 census database.

Probate Records
1666-1822: Probate records are in Jæren og Dalane judical district.

1763-1821: Probate records are in Jæren judicial district.

1763-1821: Clerical probate records are in Jæren deanery.

Farm Book
Farm books with vital information on farm residents in Nærbø, Hå, and Ogna, Rogaland co., Norway. Hå community includes Varhaug and Vigrestad in Jæren district.

Edland, Torgeir, "Gards og ættesoge" Hå: Hå kommune, 1971-1975 948.31/H3 D2ea Vol. 1 for Nærbø-- Vol. 2 for Hå-- Vol. 3 for Ogna FHL Intl Book

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