Fana Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Fana

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Fana clerical district contains parish registers for Fana parish with Fantoft chapel, and Birkeland parish in Fana clerical district. They were divided from Lektoratet, Årstat to St. Jørgens Hospital in 1749. Records available for 1712-1912.

Images of digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Fana: 1712-1878

Fana/Fana: 1861-1932

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall Nordhordland fogderi Fane (Fana) clerical district included Fana and Birkeland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Film 122979 Item 4 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall Nordhordland prosit Fane (Fana) clerical district included Fana and Birkeland and Årstad parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Film 122983 Item 2 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images and as a database.


 * 1701 Census Fana clerical district included Fana and Birkeland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Film 122979 Item 4 and online at Digitalarkivet as Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


 * 1801 Census Fana clerical district included Fana and Birkeland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Film 123002 Item 2 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1801-telling for 1249 Fanøe.


 * 1845 Census Fana clerical district included Fana and Birkeland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Film 1694692 Item 3.


 * 1865 Census Fana clerical district included Fana and Birkeland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Film 123071 Item 2 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 1249 Fana.


 * 1875 Census Fana clerical district included Fana and Birkeland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Films 273490-273491 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1875-telling for 1249 Fana.


 * 1900 Census Fana clerical district included Fana and Birkeland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Films 274284-274288 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1249 Fana.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


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

Farm Names
112	Aadland 76	Almeland 87	Apeltun 75	Austevold 73	Bahus 113	Birkeland nedre 63	Bontveit 93	Breivik 71	Engevik 107	Espeland 69	Fjeldtveit 109	Flesland 74	Fortunet 99	Grimseid 68	Haaland 116	Haaverstun 83	Hamre indre 82	Hatlestad 70	Haugland 66	Hausdal 106	Hjellestad nordre 98	Hornes 77	Kaland 74	Kalandseidet 70	Kandalen 94	Kippeveden 85	Kismul 84	Klokkertræet 121	Krohnhaugen 93	Krokeide 90	Leitet 111	Liland 65	Lund 72	Lyngbø 110	Lønningen 117	Midtun ytre 103	Milde lille 100	Mildestveit 121	Nordaas 92	Nordvik 88	Nottveit 96	Præstegaarden 119	Raa 94	Rød 91	Sakstad 95	Salbu 67	Samdal 79	Sandven nedre 115	Skage 118	Skeie 104	Skipeneset 108	Sletten 78	Smaadalen 97	Stend 80	Stige 106	Synningene 86	Sæle 120	Søraas 90	Titlestad nedre 119	Træet 121	Træet 101	Vaagsbøen 64	Øfstebø

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.