Stavanger Domkirken Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Records from the Cathedral (Domkirke) in Stavanger city. It included Hetland (or Frue rural parish) and Randaberg until 1848 when they became Hetland clerical district. The Cathedral church was separated from the combined Stavanger clerical district in 1860.


 * FamilySearch Catalog:
 * Domkirken (Stavanger). Kirkebøker, 1688-1967.
 * Axel Kielland and Johs. J. Johannessen. Avskrifter av kirkebøker, 1688-1822. Includes Frue parish and part of Randaberg parish
 * Digital Archives: Ministerialbøker, 1688-1877

Census Records
The church is part of Stavanger city.

Court Records

 * https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/505918 Stavanger Byfogderi. Tingbøker, 1617-1706]. Records of civil and criminal actions, including cases concerning allodial rights (odelssaker).

Land Records

 * Rentekammeret. Byregnskaper, 1607-1711. Revenue and expense records, tax lists, real estate registers, etc.
 * Stavanger Byfogderi. Pantebøker, 1682-1872. Records of real estate conveyances, mortgages, and other property transactions of properties including contracts, agreements, and deeds.

Probate Records

 * Stavanger Byfogderi. Skifteprotokoller, 1680-1869. Records for Stavanger city judicial district.
 * Jæren Prosti. Skifteprotokoller, 1763-1821. Records for Jæren deanery.

Farm Books
There are no farm books for cities in Norway.