Lye Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland  County &gt; Lye

Church Records
Records for Lye clerical district begin in 1725. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Time (Lye) and Gjestal in Lye clerical district until 1927. The clerical district was divided in 1927 and became Time clerical district with Time parish, and Gjesdal clerical district with Gjesdal parish. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Extracts of church records containing births/christenings, marriages, deaths, konfirmations, moving records etc. for Klepp prestegjeld 1793-1900/1905 and for Lye prestegjeld (Time and Gjesdal parish) 1826-1903/1905. This is a database that can be accessed by computer at the Family History Library.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.
 * Lye: 1758, 1799-1817, 1872-1881


 * Lye / Gjesdal 1725-1800, 1816-1826, 1852-1923


 * Lye / Time 1725-1800, 1816-1826, 1852-1920


 * Lye / Time, Gjesdal 1826-1871

There are also databases of Lye parish and Lye clerical district which includes time and Gjesdal, 1826-1909

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 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. A database of this census is available at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1701: 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.Mantallet (Census) 1701 for Stavanger Amt (Rogaland County)

Probate Records
1666-1822: Probate records will be in the Jæren og Dalane judicial district.

1823-1896: Probate records will be in the Jæren judicial district.

1823-1896: Clerical probate records will be in the Jæren Deanery.

The probate records usually contain the date of probate, name of the deceased, names of heirs, guardians and trustees, inventory lists, land and holdings, and other miscellaneous information.

Farm Books
History and genealogies of families living on farms in Time parish, Rogaland co., Norway. Lindanger, Birger and Waula, Jørg Eirik, "Time: gard og ætt", Time: Time Kommune, c2003-2004 948.31/T1 D2a vols. 1 and 4 FHL INTL Book

History and genealogies of families living on farms in Time parish, Rogaland co., Norway. Aurenes, Ola and Undheim, Roald, "Time gards- og ættesoge", Time: Utgitt av Time kommune, 1973 948.31/T1 D2a FHL INTL Book

Arneson, Søren, "Gards- of ættesoga for Gjestal", [Gjestal: Gjestal kommune, 1964. 948.31/G1 D2a 1964 FHL INTL Book