Hordaland County, Norway Genealogy

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Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is in Bergen. Before 1972 Bergen was a separate entity (Bergan county) from Hordaland.

Government Offices and Sites

 * Hordaland Fylke

Military Records

 * Military roll for Bergenhus len (now Hordaland County), 1653
 * Military roll fro Bergenhus len (now Hordaland County), 1655
 * Military boat index 1806
 * List of weapons for the Barony Rosendal, 1788
 * I Kongens teneste: Militær utskriving frå Bergens stift1709-1719 (book available at the Family History Library)

Passenger Lists

 * Emigrants from Bergen, 1874-1930
 * Passports to America from Bergen, 1842-1860

Probate Records

 * Probate Index Sunnhordland, 1668-1859]
 * Probare Index Nordhordland, 1702-1857
 * Probate Index for Hardanger and Voss, 1695-1883


 * Clerical Probate Records in Bergen Diocese, 1681-1809

Probate Jurisdictions
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