Vikedal Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland County &gt; Vikedal

Church Records
Imsland was a part of Vikedal clerical district and records begin in 1737. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Vikedal, Sandeid and Imsland. These records are available on microfilm at the History Library.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Vikedal: 1737-1817


 * Vikedal / Imsland: 1816-1929


 * Vikedal / Vikedal, Sandeid, Imsland: 1851-1867


 * Vikedal / Vikedal: 1816-1907

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census - Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Vikedal Microfilm

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. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.

Manntall 1663-66 for Stavanger amt III Database


 * 1701 Census - Manntall 1701 Microfilm

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 Database


 * 1801 Census - Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Microfilm

The 1801 census (b. 39) for Vikedal clerical district includes Vikedal, Sandeid and Imsland parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

1801-telling (census) at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865 Census - Folketælling 31 December 1865 Microfilm

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.

1865-telling for Vikedal Database


 * 1875 Census - Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Database

This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information.

1875-teljinga for 1157 Vikedal prestegjeld Database


 * 1900 Census - Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Microfilm

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.

1900-telling for 1157 Vikedal Database


 * 1910 Census Countdown for the release at Digitalarkivet.

Probate Records
Probate records for the years 1666-1795 are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial districts in Rogaland county.

For 1786-1876 the records are in the Ryfylke judicial district.

The clerical probates are found in Ryfylke deanery in Rogaland county, Norway. They are for the years 1786-1807.