Falnes Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Church Records
Church records exist since 1758. Falsnes parish was in Skudenes clerical district as well as Skudeneshavn and Ferkingstad.

www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read (Skudenes)

www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read (Skudenes / Falnes)

Probate Records
The 1793-1901 probate records are found in Karmsund judicial district in Rogaland county.

For probate records for 1666-1795 see the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial districts.

Farm Book
Lillehammer, Arvid, "Skudenes og Skudeneshavn", Karmøy : Utgitt av bygdebokutvalget i Karmøy, 1982.

948.31/S12 D2L FHL INTL Book

Farm Book on the Internet
Karmøy Genealogy Club is creating an internet accessable listing of the families who have lived on Karmøy. The sources for this website are "Bygdebok for Karmøy," Norges Bybyggelse, notes of Johannes Mjølhus, the church books, probate records, census records, and private family information.

The family listings are by the farm which they lived on. The explanation of the website is in English but the family information is in Norwegian.

www.slektsforumkarmoy.no/english/

You will find a list of all the farms which are found in the modern Karmøy kommune. As the information comes available there will be a link from the table to the information on a specific farm. On the internet you will only find information of those inhabitants who had registered descendants. A more complete listing is found in the office in Skudeneshavn. You can E-mail inquires to slektsforum.karmoy@c2i.net.

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