Øystese Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
See Kvam

Census Records
See Kvam

Farm Books
Torpe, Lars H., Ættarbok for Kvam, Kvam : Utgjeve av Kvam herad, 1957-1973. A genealogy of the people and their farms in Vikøy and Øystese in Kvam clerical district in Hordaland county. Volumes 1-2 include early years to 1900 and volumes 3-4 cover the years 1900 to 1965. FHL 948.32/K1 D2t Farm name indexes for these volumes 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:

77 Aalvik indre 82 Aas lille 53 Berge 54 Bergstø 35 Berven 80 Bjotveit 71 Bjørke 62 Botnen  38 Djønne  45 Eikelien  70 Fiksen 64 Flatebø 67 Fletene 56 Flotve 74 Fosse indre 60 Froastad  35 Haugen 49 Hellestveit 73 Hjelle 48 Hovland  65 Jarene  47 Kampen 63 Kannikeberg 79 Kjepso 68 Klyve 55 Kvamsøen  51 Laupsa 42 Lundenes  52 Melstveit 41 Mo indre  59 Nygaard  36 Raaen 82 Rabben 57 Rykken  66 Skaar 61 Skaare 47 Soldal 72 Steinstø 50 Stranden 58 Stranden 40 Stue  46 Tegland 69 Telstø 39 Tjosaas 50 Torpe 76 Tveit indre 78 Tveit  37 Vatnedalen 43 Vik nedre  44 Øistesø

For a larger list of farm names, click on the links below, then click on the next link provided:

Øystese 1:

Øystese 2:

Seymour, Joanne Murray: The family and ancestors of Nils Gjermundson Skaar and Christi Olesdatter Melstvedt.

Nils Gjermundson Skaar (1839-1902) was born on the Skaar farm in Kvam, Hordaland Co., Norway. His parents were Gjermund Nilsson Skaar and Kari Hansdtr. Soldal. He married 1864 Christi Olavsdtr. Melstvedt, who was born on Melstvedt (Melstveit) farm in 1846 to Olav Olavson Melstvedt and Brita Olavsdtr. Froestad. Family immigrated to America in 1865. They settled first in Rush Creek Valley or Hardangerdalen in Winona Co., Minnesota. They later lived in Monongalia and Kandiyohi Co., Minnesota. From there they moved to Richland Co., N.D. Christi died in 1886. After that family members lived in Oregon and Washington states. In 1900 Nils married Lena Nessim, a widow from Fergus Falls, Minn. Ancestors have been traced to the early 1500s in Norway and the descendants have been traced to the 1990s.

Includes index. Includes Skaar, Melstveit/Melstvedt, Øystese and allied families. FHL 929.273 Sk11. to view a digital version click here.

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