Gulen (Evindvik) Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Gulen clerical district contains the parish registers from the parishes Gulen (Evindvik) and Mjømna (Mjømen).

The old Evindvik clerical district has been called Gulen since 1890. It includes Lavik and Bø parishes of Lavik clerical district until 1808; and Brekke parish of the same clerical district until 1858 along with the parishes Sulen (Solund) and Husø (Husøy) of Solund clerical district until 1887.

The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed copies of the.

Digital images of parish records are online for Gulen at Digitalarkivet.

Gulen clerical district: 1680-1936

Census Records

 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Gulen (Evindvik) clerical district include the parishes of Gulen, Mjømna, Lavik, Brekke, Solund, Husø and Bø.  This census is available on Digitalarkivet and microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664 - 1666 on Digitalarkivet.


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Gulen (Evindvik) clerical district is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The1801 census for  Gulen (Eivindvik) clerical district include the parishes of Gulen, Lavik, Bø, Brekke, Husø and Solund.  This census is available on micofilm at the FamilySearch Library; as well as online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865.  The 1865 census for Gulen (Evindvik) clerical district include the parishes of Gulen, Husø, Mjømna and Solund.  This census is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Gulen (Evindvik) clerical district include the parishes of Gulen, Solund, Mjømna and Husø. This census is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives), and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge 1891 at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Gulen (Evindvik) clerical district include the parishes of Gulen and Mjømna. This census is avaialble on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library; and online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Gulen (Evindvik) is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archvies) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Kleiva, Ivar,Gulen i gammal og ny tid : gards- og ættesoga, S.l.] : Gulen kommune, 1973. FS Library 948.34/G2 D2k Farm name indexes to volumes 1-3 are found in the following links. , ,

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

41 Aamdal, 40 Aamdalsvik, 89 Aanneland101 Baarøen, 39 Bakken, 43 Berge, 84 Bjorøen, 98 Blomholmen, 75 Brandanger, 67 Brandsdal, 94 Brimnes, 8 Brosvik, 96 Børholmen, 95 Børtnes51 Dale, 14 Dingen, 38 Dyregrov61 Eide13 Fallebøen, 78 Fivelsdal, 23 Floli, 17 Fonnen, 16 Fonnevik, 77 Furenes54 Galten, 106 Glavær nordre, 64 Glenjen, 39 Glosvik, 99 Grimen, 112 Grimstad, 55 Grinde nedre, 18 Gryten, 15 Gulen Præstegaard47 Halland, 63 Halsvik, 29 Hantveit, 30 Hauge, 27 Haveland, 21 Henriksbø, 105 Hille, 115 Hjartaas, 59 Høivik nordre6 Kirkøen, 90 Kitelsvik, 35 Kjelbju, 45 Kjellevaal ,73 Kjeøen, 70 Klokkeid, 33 Kløvtveit, 57 Knarvik, 100 Koksøen, 36 Krosvold, 104 Kvernøen lille, 97 Kversøen<BR><BR>82 Li, 45 Lihaugen, 2 Losnedalen, 4 Losnegaard, 42 Lund<BR><BR>87 Midbøen, 20 Midtun indre, 91 Mjømen, 53 Molde, 44 Myre, 65 Mærkesdal<BR><BR>92 Nappen, 28 Nese, 3 Netteland, 49 Norddal lille, 25 Nordgulen, 114 Nyhammer, 46 Nærdal, 71 Nævedal<BR><BR>37 Opdal nedre, 58 Orknes<BR><BR>103 Porsnes<BR><BR>86 Randal, 12 Rise, 102 Risøen, 110 Rud, 7 Rutle, 5 Rutledal, 81 Rørtveit<BR><BR>79 Sande, 76 Selvaag, 85 Skjerjehavn, 50 Slengesol, 62 Steine, 113 Stevnebø, 18 Stien, 80 Storenes, 1 Strengklauv, 116 Strømme, 24 Svaberget, 66 Svardal, 10 Sygnefest, 9 Sygnefestberget, 74 Sætenes<BR><BR>88 Tunsberg, 26 Tveiten<BR><BR>22 Undertun<BR><BR>109 Vassøen, 83 Vasvik, 11 Vatne, 108 Vatnøen, 69 Vedvik, 111 Velsvik, 72 Vesetvik, 68 Vestervik, 93 Vikingevaag, 52 Virkesdal<BR><BR>32 Østgulen nedre<BR>

Probate Records
1698-1882: Probates may be found in Ytre Sogn judicial district.

1766-1810: Clerical probates may be found in Sogn Deanery.