Bjerkreim Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland County &gt; Bjerkreim

Church Records
Church records begin in 1713 and are found in which contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Helleland and Bjerkreim with Øvrebygd chapel. Included Heskestad parish until 1820 when it became part of Lund clerical district. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

An extract of the church records of ] is availabe at the Family History Library.

Digital images are found in Digitalarkivet.

Helleland/ Bjerkreim: 1713-1834, 1847-1923

Helleland/ Helleland, Bjerkreim: 1834-1886

Census Records

 * 1663-1666: Tax lists (Manntall) for Stavanger Amt now Rogaland Fylke.

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete.

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. This clerical census is more complete.


 * 1701: Tax lists (Manntall)

The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken. Digitalarkivet Manntallet 1701 for Stavanger amt


 * 1758: Sjeleregister (Census) Digitalarkivet original images of the sjeleregister.


 * 1801: Census

It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Digitalarkivet 1801 -telling (census) for Helleland


 * 1865: Census

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. Digitalarkivet 1865 -telling for Helleland


 * 1875: Census

Clerical district This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Digitalarkivet 1875-teljinga for Bjerkreim Parish in Helleland Clerical District


 * 1900: Census

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for Bjerkreim


 * 1910: Census

1910 census by Digitalarkivet

Probate Records
For 1666-1822 the probates are found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district. For 1823-1882 they are found in Dalane judicial district. The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Dalane deanery.

Availability
Jæren og Dalane judicial district *1666-1822 *1667-1867 Digitalarkivet *1666-1815 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Dalane judicial district *1823-1882 *1867-1882 Digitalarkivet.

Dalane deanery *1729-1807 Clerical probate records *1729-1807 Digitalarkivet.

Farm Book
Farm histories with vital information on farm residents in Bjerkreim, Rogaland county, Norway from the early 1500s to the present.

Risa, Lisabet, Bjerkreimboka : folket og eigedomane gjennom dei siste fem hundre åra, Bjerkreim : Bjerkreim kommune, c1997-2002 948.31/B1 D2r vols. 1-4 FHL Intl Book

Farm Names
4	Aasen 77	Abeland 42	Asseim 20	Austdal 22	Austrumdal 40	Birkeland lille 52	Birkeland store 5	Bjerkreim 16	Bjordal 39	Braadli 17	Brattebø 55	Bue 36	Bærland 65	Bærland paa Heien 25	Dyrskog 7	Efteland 14	Eig 28	Eigeland 41	Eigeland i Bygden 66	Eigeland paa Heien 45	Espeland 74	Fjermedal 51	Foss 54	Fuglestad 68	Gaasland 69	Gaaslandsfed 30	Gjeidreim 67	Gravdal 21	Grøtteland 19	Halvorskam 38	Hegelstad 78	Helgeland 80	Hetland 29	Holmen 15	Hovland i Ørsdalen 49	Hovland lille 75	Hustoft 10	Hytland 43	Ivesdal 23	Kalveskog indre 11	Kjørren 27	Kleppeli 71	Kløgtved 18	Kvitlene 61	Lakssvele 26	Landsdal 47	Lanes 12	Laubrag 44	Malmeim 46	Maudal nedre 58	Moi 53	Nedrebø 9	Netland 6	Odland 70	Ognedal 59	Osland 57	Røiseland 73	Røiseland 3	Sagland 34	Skjæveland 60	Slettebø 72	Solbjør 37	Spjødevold 64	Steinsland 62	Stølen 50	Sundvor 31	Svele lille 8	Sædre 81	Tengesdal nordre 1	Tengesdal søndre 34	Tveiden 63	Tysland 79	Varp 13	Vasbø 56	Vaule 48	Ven 33	Vigesaa 35	Vigesdal 2	Vinningland 76	Værsland

Reference
Oluf Rygh: Norwegian Farm Names