Rennesøy Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland County &gt; Rennesøy

Church Records
Records begin in 1668 for Rennesøy clerical district. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Hausken, Sørbø, Askø, Utstein Kloster and Kvitsøy (Hvidingsø) in Rennesøy (Hausken) clerical district. The parishes Askø and Utstein Kloster became the new Mosterøy parish 1899.

Digital images are available at Digitalarkivet.


 * Rennesøy: 1668-1737, 1749-1837, 1852-1898


 * Rennesøy / Askø: 1871-1908


 * Rennesøy / Hausken: 1878-1937


 * Rennesøy / Hausken, Sørbø, Utstein kloster: 1838-1859


 * Rennesøy / Kvitsøy: 1855-1916


 * Rennesøy / Mosterøy: 1907-1926


 * Rennesøy / Sørbø: 1878-1941


 * Rennesøy / Utstein kloster: 1870-1908

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
1666-1795 probate records are found in Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district.

1786-1876 probate records are found in Ryfylke judicial district.

Farm Book
Sunnanå, Vilhelm and Betrhus, Håvard, "Rennesøy gards- og ættesoge", [S.l]: Utgjeven av Rennesøy kommune, 1974.