Fjell Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Fjell

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for (clerical district). Contains the parish registers for the parishes Fjell and Strudshavn. They were separated from Sund clerical district in 1803. They were included i Askøy clerical district from 1812-1819. Included Askøy and Laksevåg until 1871. The 1814-1819 christenings for Fjell parish are in Sund parish register 11. See also Askøy and Sund clerical districts. Records available from 1816-1919.

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

Fjell: 1835-1877

Fjell/Fjell: 1861-1936

See also: Askøy and Sund

Census Records:
For early census records including 1801 see Sund.


 * 1845 Census Fjell parish is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694692 Item 4


 * 1865 Census Fjell clerical district includedFjell, Askøy and Strudshavn parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Film 123071 Item 4 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 1246 Fjeld sogn (i Fjeld prestegjeld)


 * 1875 Census Fjell clerical district included Strudshavn parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Film 273494 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1875-telling for 1246 Fjell


 * 1900 Census Fjell clerical district included Strudshavn parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Films 274293-274294 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1246 Fjell


 * 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
From 1702-1848: Records are found in Nordhordaland, 1702-1910 judicial district.

1848-1895: Records are found in Midhordaland judicial district which was created from Nordhordaland.

1800-1852: Some of the farms in this parish belonged to Lysekloster Estate. If the probate is not found in the district above look at Hardanger og Voss where the probates for Lysekloster were kept.

1773-1810: Clerical probate records are found in Nordhordaland Deanery.