Bremanger Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Bremanger clerical district contains the parish registers from the parishes Bremanger, Bremangerpollen, Midtgulen, and Frøya. They were separated from Kinn (Kinden)clerical district in 1863. Microfilmed records are available at the for Bremanger clerical district, 1853-1938.

For earlier records see Kinn (Kinden) clerical district.


 * Bremanger: 1853-1979

Census Records

 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Bremanger clerical district include the parishes of Bremanger, Bru and Kinn and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library  This census was taken by the local civil authorities.  This census is also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  The 1664-1666 Bremanger clerical district include the parishes of Kinn, Bru and Bremanger and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. This census was kept by the local parish priests.  This census is also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Bremanger include the parishes of Kinn, Bremanger and Bru; and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Bremanger clerical district include the parishes of Kinn, Bru, Bremanger and Eikefjord and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. It is also available 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 Bremanger clerical district include the parishes of Bremanger, Bremangerpollen and Midtgulen and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.  It is 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 forBremanger clerical district include the parishes of Bremanger, Bremangerpollen and Midtgulen and is available at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
 * 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 Bremanger clerical district include the parishes of Bremanger, Bremangerpollen and Midtgulen and is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library This census is also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinge for Norge den1ste desember 1910. The1910 census for Bremanger is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre

Farm Names
7 Aannevik, 50 Almenningen 28 Baket, 29 Bakkene, 40 Birkeli, 52 Botnen nordre, 54 Botnen søndre ,53 Botnen øvre, 56 Bredvik, 30 Bremnes  20 Dalsbotnen, 36 Dyrstad  39 Eikeland, 25 Eikesæter  23 Fossene, 4 Frøien nedre, 6 Frøines, 22 Førde  47 Gjeilene, 12 Grotle indre, 51 Gulestøen  28 Haalen, 16 Hauge, 50 Hjellen, 15 Holmen, 44 Hus indre, 55 Husefest  13 Igland  41 Kjelkenes, 31 Kjerpesæter, 19 Klungresæter  1 Lisæter, 24 Løvik  48 Mulehavn, 47 Mulen, 45 Myklebust, 27 Myren  35 Nesbø, 8 Nesje, 4 Nigardsøen, 28 Nøtsæter  38 Rise 26 Ryland, 34 Rylandsholmen  37 Sande, 42 Sandvik, 21 Sennesæter, 32 Smørhavn, 10 Soleim, 2 Steinsæter, 17 Svarvestad, 38 Svelsdalen, 49 Sørgulen  14 Torvanger  33 Vaagene, 18 Varpe, 12 Vellene, 9 Vetviken, 45 Viken, 46 Vinspoll

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

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