Hamre Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Hamre

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers at the Family History Library for Hamre clerical district. Contains the parish registers for the parishes Hamre and Åsane with Salhus chapel, in Hamre clerical district. Included Hosanger, Mo and Seim until 1749 and at that time became part of Hosanger clerical district. Also Alversund and Meland until 1884 which became part of Alversund clerical district in 1885. Records available from 1677-1928.

At the Family History Library there is also:

A for Hamre parish, Hordaland county, Norway, 1762-1826.

An from the church records of Hamre clerical district in Hordaland county 1677-1826.

An of Hamre clerical district in Hordaland county 1677-1726. Volume 3 book 9 is an extraction of the death records 1805-1816 which do not appear on the G.S. microfilm of the original parish registers.

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

Hamre: 1677-1881

Hamre/Hamre: 1852-1940

Hamre/Åsane: 1882-1916

See also Hosanger and Alversund

Census Records:

 * Fogden og sorenskriverens manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, Meland, and Hosanger. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 122979 Item 4. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet Sunnhordland fogderi, Nordhordland fogderi, Manntall 13, 1665.


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local parish priests. Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Hosanger, Åsane, Meland, Mo, Seim, and Sund. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 122972 Item 1. It is available as a database at Digitalarkivet database and also as scanned images.


 * 1701 Census Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt (Hordaland county).


 * 1801 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 123002 Item 3. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 1254 Hammer


 * 1835 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 1694692 Item 5.


 * 1845 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 1694692 Item 6.


 * 1865 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 123072 Item 3. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 1254 Hammer


 * 1875 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre and Åsane. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Films 273483-273485. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.1875-teljing for 1254 Hamre


 * 1891 Census Hamre clerical district is online at Digitalarkivet 1891-teljinga for Hamre


 * 1900 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre and Åsane. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Films 274308-274310. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 1254 Hammers


 * 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

Farm Books
This book is now available as a downloadable PDF file on the internet Alenfit skibreide. It includes farms from Alversund, Sæbø, Lygra, Seim and Hamre parishes and gives a history of the owners until 1814.

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

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.