Herdla (Herlø) Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the FamilySearch Library for Herdla clerical district. Contains parish registers for the parishes Herdla and Hjelme. Herdla was separated from Manger clerical district in 1869. For earlier records see Manger clerical district. Records available from 1855-1929.

Digital images of parish records are online for Herdla_(Herlø), and Hjelme (Skjold).

Manger / Herdla: 1855-1869

Herdla / Herdla: 1859-1940

For earlier records see Manger.

Census Records
For census records pre 1875 see Manger.


 * 1875 Census for Herdla clerical district contained Herdla and Hjelme parishes. It is at the FamilySearch Library on microfilm and also online as a database at  Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1891 Census for Herdla at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1900 Census for Herdla clerical district contained Herdla and Hjelme parishes. It is at the FamilySearch Library on microfilm and also online as a database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1910 Census for Herdla''' is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1920 Census for Herdla is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


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


 *  1939-1940 Municipal Censuses Herdla kommune available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)

Farm Names
22 Aadlandsvik 5 Aasbø 21 Abbedissen 53 Alveim 23 Berland 40 Blom 41 Blomvaagneset 10 Bognøen 45 Breivik 35 Brekken 12 Brotshaug  49 Daavøen 42 Dale  50 Eide 1 Eikeland  30 Fauskanger lille 29 Fauskanger store 31 Fauskangsbakken 28 Frommereid  18 Gulbrandsøen  17 Haapaalden 51 Harkestad 25 Haugland nordre 24 Hegernes 47 Heggholmen 48 Heggøen 15 Herlø 15 Herløsund 46 Herløvær 13 Husebø 8 Ien  11 Kaarbø 26 Kjærgaarden 41 Knarviken  10 Landsvik 35 Løten  32 Misje 23 Myrene  44 Naaluren 54 Naustdalen 25 Neset 52 Neset  43 Oen 19 Oksneset  38 Rong 6 Rossland 2 Ryland  49 Sammelneset 16 Skandsen 14 Skeljanger 3 Skintveit 20 Skraamestø 7 Skurtveit 26 Stekken 39 Sæle søndre  52 Tjelstø 35 Toft 35 Toftevaagen 37 Torsteinsvik lille 27 Træet 33 Turøen  23 Varemyren 34 Vik 4 Vikebø  9 Øpsen

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.