Gaular Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Sogn og Fjordane County &gt; Gaular

Church Records
Contains the parish registers from the parishes Sande, Bygstad (Svanø), and Vik (Hopperstad, Hove) with Hæstad chapel in Gaular clerical district.

Gaular was called Holmedal clerical district before 1755, when it was divided in two districts - Indre Holmedal (Gaular) and Ytre Holmedal (Fjaler). The name was changed from Indre Holmedal to Gaular in 1911, but these books are all cataloged as if it was only called Gaular clerical district. The records before 1785 are very difficult to read.

Microfilm copies are available at the for the years 1755-1930.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.

Gaular: 1755-1881

Gaular / Bygstad: 1853-1941

Gaular / Sande: 1853-1930

Gaular / Viksdalen: 1853-1920

Census Records

 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Gaular (Indre Holmedal) clerical district include the parishes of Gaular, Sande, Bygstad and Vik i Gaular.   This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library; as well as online atDigitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Gaular (Indre Holmedal) clerical district include the parishes of Gaular, Bygstad, Sande and Vik i Gaular.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library; as well as online atDigitalarkivet (Dgiital Archives) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1677-1881: Probates may be found in Sunnfjord judicial district.

1794-1846: Clerical probates may be found in Sunnfjord Deanery.