Sveio Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Sveio

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers are available at the Family History Library for Sveio clerical district). Contains parish registers for the parishes Sveio (Sveen), Vikebygd and Valestrand in Sveio clerical district. Sveio (Sveen) was separated from Finnås clerical district and Vikebygd from Fjelberg clerical district in 1861. Valestrand was separated from Stord clerical district and Øklandsgrenden from Moster parish of Finnås clerical district in 1870. See these clerical districts for earlier years. Records available from 1851-1926.

Images of digitized parish registers avaliable online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Sveio/Sveio: 1851-1945;

Sveio/Sveio, Vikebygd: 1861-1877

Sveio/Valestrand: 1862-1919

Sveio/Valestrand: 1851-1921

Census Records
For 1865 census and earlier see Finnås.

1865 Census for Sveio is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 1216 Sveen.


 * 1875 Census Sveio clerical district included, Sveio, Valestrand and Vikebygd parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Films 273505-273507 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1875-teljinga for 1216 Sveen (Sveio) prestegjeld.


 * 1900 Census Sveio clerical district included, Sveio, Valestrand and Vikebygd parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Films 274364-274266 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1216 Sveens.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Probate Records
1668-1887: Records are found in Sunnhordaland judicial district.

1690-1877: Clerical probate records are found in Sunnhordaland Deanery.