Møre og Romsdal County, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Møre og Romsdal ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records

Møre og Romsdal (help·info) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane.

Family History Resources

 * Møre og Romsdal Genealogical Resources

Government Offices and Sites

 * Møre og Romsdal Fylke

Church Records/Civil Registration

 * These are the most important records you will use, and a majority of your research will be found in them. All civil registration was kept by the church parishes until 2012.
 * 1812-1938 Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1815-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1815-1938 Norway Church Records, 1815-1938 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * Digitalarkivet: Digitized parish registers of Møre og Romsdal
 * Norway Indexed parish register transcriptions
 * The Family History Library has microfilms for all Møre og Romsdal parish registers up to about 1920. These can be viewed at the library or at a Family Histor Center near you.
 * By clicking on the parish links above, you may find direct links to all the records for that parish.
 * You do not have to be fluent in Norwegian. These records use a very limited, specialized vocabulary that is easy to learn. For help reading and interpreting theses records, see:
 * Norwegian Genealogical Word List
 * Norway Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available


 * [[Media:Parish_Register_Headings_for_Norway.pdf|Parish Register Headings for Norway]]: This pdf gives the translation of headings for the records in different time periods.  When a record is written with labeled columns it is much easier to search. Much of the material you read in each column will just be names and dates, since the meaning of those names (child, parents, godparents, minister) only has to be read once, in the column heading.


 * For more detail on the contents of these records and how to use them, see Norway Church Records and Norway Civil Registration.

Censuses
Searchable censuses


 * 1801 Census
 * 1865 Census; also at - How to Use this Collection
 * 1875 Census partial; also at - How to Use this Collection
 * 1885 Census (cities)
 * 1891 Census
 * 1900 Census
 * 1910 Census

Parish priest's census (Scanned)


 * Sunnmøre prosti, Manntall 26, 1664 - 1666
 * Romsdal prosti, Manntall 27, 1664 - 1666
 * Nordmøre prosti, Manntall 28, 1664 - 1666
 * Nordmøre prosti, Manntall 29, 1664 - 1666

The bailiff and the magistrate's census (scanned)


 * Sunnmøre fogderi, Romsdals len bind 16, 1664-1665
 * Nordmøre fogderi, fogdemanntall bind 17, 1664


 * Sunnmøre fogderi, Manntall bind 10, 1701
 * Nordmøre fogderi, Romsdal fogderi, Manntall bind 11, 1701

Farm Books

 * Bygdebøker for Møre og Romsdal

MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY, HOLM PARISH, BYGDEBOK FOR HOLM SOKN BAND I

Grovanes, Sletfjerding, Indre Mittet, Jørngarden, Lindsetgarden, Jakobstua, Henningstua, Halvardgarden, Torsteingarden, Ole Mittet, Harstad, Mittetgjerdet, Averøya, Sjølaupet, Staurset, Staursetfonna, Bøland, Staurset, Øverbøen, Rabbehaugen, Dale, Dalefonna, Dalebogen, Gunnargarden, Ambjørnsgarden, Nygarden, Dalesletten, Haugen, Daleholen, Ytre Mittet, Ljøsåneset, Kristengarden, Nygjerdet, Mittetbakken, Bottolvgarden, Mittetgjerdet, Mittetstrand, Morkestrand, Morkestrandsgjerdet, Mork, Morkehaugen, Indre Slemmen, Nygård, Ytre Slemmen, Slemmegjerdet, Staurset, Tuften, Dale Pegarden, Teigen, Kristoffergarden, Aslakgarden, Nygjerdet, Bøland, Jorgarden, Oljonsågarden, Nilsgarden, Sveingarden, Jakobsgarden, Johansgarden, Amundstrand, Strandheim, Morkehaugen, Mork, Innlågå, Slemmen, Slemmegjeilen, Slemmely, Bottolvplassen, Løteigen, Holmsgjerdet, Fredheim, Øverhaugen/Lunheim, Langnes, Indre Herje, Ytre Herje, Herjegjeilen, Einen, Herjerabben, Herjelien, Alfarnes, Inderneset, Myren, Nordnes, Alfheim, Åfarnes, Holm, Tronspegarden, Holm, Nerhaugen, Sjølaupet, Holmsjøen, Harderplassen, Teigen, Hagen, Y. Herje, Y. Gjeilen, Tønnes Holsæter, Alfarnesbakken, Ødegård, Framnes, Lybekk, Fredheim

Land Records
1886 and 1838 land registers are found at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre. These are Excel files, which can be downloaded. The give the name of the farm, the farm owner, and the amount of tax. Both farms and sub-farms are included.

Passenger Lists

 * Emigrants from Kristiansund 1882-1930
 * Emigrants from Ålesund 1878-1930
 * Passport Register for Ålesund 1850-1890

Probate Records

 * Digitised probate records for Møre og Romsdal County


 * 1680-1720 . Includes these districts and counties:


 * Hordaland County
 * Sunnhordland
 * Nordhordland
 * Hardanger
 * Bergen City
 * Sogn og Fjordane County
 * Sogn
 * Sunnfjord
 * Nordfjord
 * Møre og Romsdal county
 * Sunnmøre


 * 1640-1903 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Probate Jurisdictions


Taxation Records
Koppskatten 1645 for Dale skipreide (Dale skipreie include the parishes of Norddal, Stranda, Stordal). Skattematrikkelen 1647(Tax records of farms for Møre og Romsdal County).