Fjaler (Ytre Holmedal) Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Fjaler clerical district contains the parish registers from the parishes Holmedal, Dale i Fjaler, and Guddal. The records begin in 1755

Fjaler clerical district was called Holmedal clerical district before 1755 when it was divided into two separate clerical district: Indre Holmedal (Gaular) and Ytre Holmedal (Fjaler). The name was changed from Ytre Holmedal to Fjaler in 1912.

Microfilm at the cover the years 1755-1927.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Fjaler: 1755-1886

Fjaler / Dale: 1852-1927

Fjaler / Guddal: 1854-1921

Fjaler / Holmedal: 1895-1940

Census Records

 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666.  The1664-1666 census for Fjaler (Ytre Holmedal)    c  lerical district include the parishes of Fjaler, Holmedal, Vik i Gaular, Guddal, Dale i Fjaler, Bygstad and Sande and was kept by the local civil authorities.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666.  The 1664-1666 census for Fjaler (Ytre Holmedal) clerical district include the parishes of Dal i Fjaler, Bygstad, Sande, Holmedal, Guddal, Vik i Gaular and Fjaler; and was kept by the local parish priests. This census is avaialble on microfilm at the Family History Library.  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 Fjaler (Ytre Holmedal) clerical district include the parishes of Fjaler, Vik i Gaular, Sande, Bygstad, Holmedal, Dale i Fjaler, and Guddal.  This census is available on microfilm at the Famly History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Fjaler (Ytre Holmedal) clerical district include the parishes of Holmedal, Fjaler, Dale i Fjaler and Guddal.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  It is also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for  Fjaler (Ytre  Holmedal ) clerical district include the parishes of Fjaler, Dale i Fjaler, Holmedal and Guddal.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Fjaler (Ytre Holmedal) include the parishes of Fjaler, Dale i Fjaler, Holmedal and Guddal.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  It is also available online at Digitalarkivet(Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desejber 1910. The 1910 census for Fjaler (Ytre Holmedal) is available online at Digitalarkviet(Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Fageheim, Ragnvald and Fagerheim, Magne,Fjaler, gards- og ættesoge, [S.l.] : Utgjevar Fjaler sogelag, 1976. Contains a genealogy of the people and a brief history of the farms they lived on. Vol l Holmedal parish, Vol 2 Dale parish and Vol 3 Dale and Guddal parishes. 948.34/F1 Def Farm name indexes to volumes 1-3 are found in the following links. , ,

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

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