Ullensvang Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Hordaland County Ullensvang

Guide to Ullensvang, 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 Family History Library for Ullensvang clerical district contains parish registers for Ullensvang clerical district which includes the parishes of Ullensvang, Kinsarvik with Utne chapel. Also included Odda parish until 1915 when Odda became its own clerical district. Ullensvang clerical district was named Kinsarvik prior to 1869. Records available from 1669-1937.

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

Ullensvang: 1669-1758, 1777, 1779-1786, 1791, 1803-1882

Ullensvang/Eidsfjord: 1855-1932

Ullensvang/Jondal: 1891-1908

Ullensvang/Kinsarvik: 1669-1811, 1857-1938

Ullensvang/Odda: 1667-1804

Ullensvang/Ullensvang: 1669-1811, 1826-1828, 1858-1939

Ullensvang/Utne: 1903-1935

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdens og sorenskriverens manntall Hardanger fogderi Kinsarvik, Ullensvang and Odda parishes. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122980 Item 1 and are online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall Hardanger prosti Kinsarvik, Ullensvang and Odda parishes. This census was taken by the local parish priests. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122971 Item 4 and are online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images and as a database.


 * 1701 Census Kinsarvik, Ullensvang and Odda parishes Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122983 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


 * 1801 Census Ullensvang clerical district includes Kinsarvik, Ullensvang, and Odda parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123002 Item 2 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1801-telling for 1230 Kinzervig.


 * 1865 Census Ullensvang clerical district includes Kinsarvik, Ullensvang, and Odda parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123069 Item 2 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 1230 Kingservig.


 * 1875 Census Ullensvang clerical district includes Kinsarvik, Ullensvang, and Odda parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 273463-273465.


 * 1900 Census Ullensvang clerical district includes Kinsarvik, Ullensvang, and Odda parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 274324-274327 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 1230 Ullensvang.


 * 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
Kolltveit, Olav,Odda, Ullensvang og Kindsarvik i gamal og ny tid, Odda : Utgjevar: Odda, Ullensvang og Kinsarvik Bygdeboknemnd, 1962-1974. A history of Ullensvang clerical district which includes Ullensvang, Odda, and Kinsarvik in Hordaland county and a genealogy of the people and their farms. FHL 948.32/U3 H2k Farm name indexes to the volumes are found in the following links.

Vol. 3 pt. 1

Vol. 3 pt. 2

Vol. 4 pt. 1

Vol. 4 pt. 2

Vol. 5 pt. 1

Vol. 5 pt. 2

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

59 Aakre 97 Aaremot 75 Aarhus 64 Aga 95 Belebotnen 78 Berven nedre 96 Bjørnebotnen og Laagefjeld 50 Bleien indre 68 Brandstveit 89 Brattespen 72 Eidnes 70 Ernes 90 Espen nedre 73 Fagerdal 77 Frøines 91 Frøsvik 49 Gjertveit 69 Haustveit 71 Helland 85 Hovland 51 Hundsteigen 66 Jaastad indre 56 Kambestad 61 Kraakevik 93 Krokevashallen 86 Kvalnes 74 Kvitevold 55 Kvæstad 94 Lilleaashallene 48 Lindvik 73 Lofthus 47 Maage 54 Maakestad 88 Mæland indre 58 Naa lille 74 Opedal 76 Præstegaarden 53 Reisæter søndre 62 Rogde 63 Rogdeberg 80 Sandstø 82 Sekse midtre 60 Skaaltveit 74 Skarvet 51 Skarveteigen 92 Skjeldaas 83 Trappetun 85 Træet 90 Tveiten 65 Vilure

For larger lists of farm names, click on the links below, then click on the second link provided:

Vol. 4 pt. 1:

Vol. 4 pt. 2:

Probate Records
1695-1881: Records are found in Hardanger og Voss judicial district.