Moster Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Moster

Church Records
See Finnås

Census Records
See Finnås

Farm Books
Steinsbø, Simon and Hovland, kari Shetelig, Bømlo bygdebok, Bømlo : Utgjevar Bømlo kommune, 1972-1981. Contains a genealogy of the people and their farms in Bømlo in Hordaland county with some history. FHL 948.32/B1 D2s Farm name indexes are found in the folowing links:, , ,

Contents: b. 1 og 2. Gards- og ættesoge for Bremnes sokn / Simon Steinsbø -- b. 3. Gards- og ættesoge for Bømlo sokn / Kari Shetelig Hovland -- b. 4. Gards- og ættesoge for Moster sokn / Simon Steinsbø.

NOTE: The farm name indexes referenced above include many more names than the list below.

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

10 Anglevik 32 Bastaasen 3 Bjørnevik 2 Børøen 11 Eikeland 12 Espeland 37 Esperøen 18 Favnevik 35 Follerøen øvre 34 Follerøholmen øvre 15 Grindeim nedre 19 Grønaas 9 Haavik indre 4 Hille 38 Juskeviken 13 Kriken 4 Mjelkeviken 21 Mosterhavn vestre 11 Naustbakken 18 Notland 7 Oldereid 23 Otterøen 6 Præstegaarden 27 Røiksund indre 5 Sakseid indre 30 Siggervaag 16 Skimmeland nedre 26 Spissøen nedre 29 Stokken vestre 1 Strømøen 9 Stølen 32 Sætre indre 39 Tangene 20 Teigeland 13 Totland 13 Træet 36 Under-Flatnes 33 Ørevik

Probate Records
1668-1887: Records are found in Sunnhordaland judicial district.

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.

1690-1877: Clerical probate records are found in Sunnhordaland Deanery.