Vestnes Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Vestnes, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records

Church Records
Vestnes clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Vestnes, Tresfjord (Sylte) and Fiksdal. They were separated from Veøy clerical district in 1847 when Vestnes became its own clerical district. See Veøy and for earlier records.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vestnes / Vestnes: 1867-1936

Vestnes / Fiksdal, Tresfjord (Sylte), Vestnes: 1848-1872

Veøy / Vestnes: 1818-1847

Veøy / Bolsøy, Kleive, Molde, Rødven, Tresfjord (Sylte), Vestnes, Veøy: 1721-1764

Veøy / Rødnes, Tresfjord (Sylte), Vestnes, Veøy: 1765-1799, 1829-1898

Veøy / Tresfjord (Sylte): 1818-1856

Veøy / Rødven, Tresfjord (Sylte), Vestnes: 1799-1818

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801 see Veøy


 * 1865 census for Vestnes clerical district includes the parishes of Vestnes, Tresfjord and Fiksdal. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 census for Vestnes clerical district includes the parishes of Vestnes, Tresfjord and Fiksdal. This census is avaialble on microfilm at the Family History Library. and online at Digital Archives.


 * 1891 census for Vestnes Digital Archives


 * 1900 census for Vestnes clerical district includes the parishes of Vestnes, Tresfjord and Fiksdal. This census is avaialble on microfilm at the Familly History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910 census for Vestnes is available online at Digital Archies as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre

Farm Names
52 Aas 52 Aasbøen 62 Bosnes 39 Brastad 44 Bugten  46 Einen  54 Faksen 48 Flate 69 Frostad nedre  64 Gjerde 52 Gjerdet 35 Gjermundnes  52 Hagen 45 Helland nedre  58 Kjeldnes 31 Kjerringhaugbyttet 38 Krokset  70 Langnesmyren 66 Langsteinen 3 Leikarnes 55 Leirvaag 51 Lervik 63 Li 65 Løvold  47 Mesfjorden  57 Neraas 57 Neset  43 Remmem indre  42 Salthammer 56 Sandan 61 Selnes 50 Skavneset 41 Skomagergaarden 40 Steinødegaarden 49 Stokkeland 57 Storviken 53 Søraas  68 Tomren lille  59 Uren  51 Vestnes 60 Vik 37 Vike indre  56 Øveraas

Gards-og slektshistorie for Vestnes kommune vol 4 

Skorgen:

Kjøpstad: Instegarden, Tøftå, Indretun, Øvre Kleven, Plassen; Eiknes: Myra, Lunheim, Bergly, Solvang, Brattbakken; Bjermeland: Pe-Larsgarden, Naustvollen, Steinbakken, Hagen, Fredly, Bergland, Solstad, Nytun; Svinebøen: Bønå, Skolehagen, Vonheim, Fredheim, Solstad, Torebo, Kveldro, Skorgen: Fagerli, Øverskorgen; Fremstedal, Haugen; Ellingsgard: Viken, Jensgarden, Gunnagarden; Kristiseter: Nylegå, Frammi garden, Steinagarden, Råkhaugen, Sjøledhaugen, Skogly, Flatbø, Bjørkhaug, Heimtun; Kjelbotn: Ivagarden, Krokja, Gjerdet, Jogarden, Solbakken, Jensgarden; Skorgenes: Lassegarden, Ottagarden, Madsgarden, Skårneshaugen (Nygård), Solheim (Bytet), Breidablikk/Hjellen, Nyland, Lundheim, Nymark, Hoel, Fagertun, Soltun, Hjellheim, Fredheim, Fredly, Nestun, Utsikten, Måsteigen, Teigen, Tomta; Skorgevik: Viken, Høgtun, Vikhjellen, Øvrevik, Øverland, Nyheim, Soltun, Nordtun, Heimstad, Solheim, Hellebo, Jervan, Vikatun, Bjørnes, Skogtun, Norrøna, Kirstibo, Solheim, Fjordglytt, Solvang, Soltun, Bjerkvin, Brabo, Leirvassbu, Håpet, Åsebo, Bekkebo, Skogtun, Bjørklund, Bjørkelund, Frydheim, Hagetun; Skorgevik: Ellingsgarden, Ytre Viken, Utsikten, Birkelund, Vikheimen, Røra, Stevnet, Soltun, Tunsberg, Bekkefaret, Fjordgløtt

Probate Records
1677-1869: Probates are found in Romsdal judicial district.

1700-1816: Clerical probates are found in Romsdal Deanery