Birkeland Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Birkeland, 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 Birkeland clerical district contains parish registers for Birkeland parish. It was separated from Fana clerical district in 1948. For earlier records see Fana clerical district. Records available from 1853-1923.

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

Birkeland/Birkeland: 1853-1944

For earlier records see Fana

Census Records
See Fana

Farm Names
29 Bjørgen 2 Bratland nedre 20 Bønes 34 Dolvik 53 Dyngjeland nedre 52 Engeset 4 Erdal 12 Fantoft 31 Festerviken 56 Fjeld-Birkeland 16 Fjøsanger 62 Frotveit 23 Fyllingen nedre 14 Gamlehaugen 61 Gimmeland 5 Grimen 30 Grimstad 18 Grønstølen 33 Hammersland 37 Haukeland 6 Heldal 26 Helgepladset 60 Henne 41 Hop 32 Hope ytre 50 Kirke-Birkeland 28 Knappen 19 Kraakenes 26 Krohngaarden 23 Lauaasen 25 Laustakken 47 Lilletveiten 55 Ljøsvold 24 Lynghaugen 43 Midtun store 51 Milleshaug 54 Myrdal 22 Myren 10 Natland nedre 35 Neset 41 Neset 42 Nesttun 36 Nordeide 45 Nordrevold 17 Nygaard 15 Nyhaugen 59 Riple 8 Sandal 40 Skjold 48 Smøraas 39 Stensvik 21 Strømme 7 Sædal 22 Sælen 3 Søilen 35 Søreide 38 Søvik 27 Tjønnen 57 Totland nedre 13 Tveit store 9 Tveiteraas 46 Ulsmaag 49 Valle 44 Øfsttun

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.