Askøy Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the FamilySearch Library for Askøy clerical district). Contains the parish registers of Askøy (Strudshavn) parish with Ask chapel. Askøy (Strudshavn was divided from Domkirken in 1741, annexed under Fjell and divided from Sund clerical district in 1813. It was under the jurisdiction of the priest serving over St. Jørgens Hospital in 1819, and united with Fjell under Fjells and Askøens sognekall in 1842 where it stayed until 1871 when Fjell and Askøy became their own clerical districts. Included Laksevåg and Loddefjord parishes until 1915. Book 3 contains some christenings for Manger parish in Manger clerical district. Records available from 1842-1931. See also Sund

Askøy clerical district: 1742-1928

Digital images of parish records are online for Askøy. Digital images of parish records are online for Askøy/Fjell. Digital images of parish records are online for Laksevåg.

Census Records:

 * 1664-1666 Bailiff's Census for Askøy available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1664-1666 Church Census for Askøy available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1701 Census for Askøy clerical district available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1801 Census for Askøy clerical district available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865 Census for Fjell  available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 Census for Askøy available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 Census for Askøy available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1900 Census Askøy clerical district included Askøy, Laksevåg, and Loddefjord parishes. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library on Films 274295-274-298. It is online as a database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1920 Census available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Genealogy
Holms, Jeanette: Jon Johannesson Sletteskog & Anna Nilsdtr Langeland pedigree chart. FS Library PEDIGREE no 1755.

Probate Records
From 1702-1848: Records are found in Nordhordaland, 1702-1910 judicial district.

1848-1895: Records are found in Midhordaland judicial district which was created from Nordhordaland.

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.

1773-1810: Clerical probate records are found in Nordhordaland Deanery.