Ogna Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland County &gt; Ogna

Church Records
Ogna is a parish in. Records begin in 1664. They contain the parishes Ogna and Egersund (Eigersund) with landsognet and ladestedet. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.

Egersund: 1664-1717, 1720-1775, 1808-1815

Eigersund / Ogna: 1776-1791, 1816-1865, 1876-1915

Eigersund / Eigersund, Ogna: 1866-1878

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 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. 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. 1663-1666 Census for Stavanger district at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1701 Census - Manntall 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. May also include the residence of a male servant if he came from a different clerical district. Manntallet 1701 for Stavanger amt at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801 Census - Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801

The 1801 census (b. 37) for Egersund clerical district includes Ogna and Egersund parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. 1801-telling for Egersund at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1855 Census - Folketelling 1855 Egersund prestegjeld (Rogaland)

The 1855 census of Egersund clerical district includes these parishes: Egersund and Ogna. It lists the farm name, persons name, age, occupation, miscellaneous information and statistics. It also includes an extraction of the births, deaths, and marriage from the church records for the years 1856 to 1875 for Ogna parish.


 * 1865 Census - Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865 for Egersund.

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, place of birth, age, 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 Egersund at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875 Census - Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 for Egersund.

This 1875 census contains the persons name, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, 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.


 * 1900 Census - Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900 for Egersund.

This census contains the persons name, sex, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, marital status, occupation, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. 1900-telling for Egersund at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 Census

Probate Records
For 1666-1822 the probates are found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district.

For 1823-1882 they are found in Dalane judicial district.

The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Dalane deanery.

Farm Book
Farm books with vital information on farm residents in Nærbø, Hå, and Ogna, Rogaland co., Norway. Hå community includes Varhaug and Vigrestad in Jæren district. (Corrections for Varhaug and Vigrestad are found in Vol. 3 Ogna, pages 295-299.)

Edland, Torgeir, Hå: Hå kommune, 1971-1975. 948.31/H3 D2ea Vol. 1 for Nærbø-- Vol. 2 for Hå-- Vol. 3 for Ogna FHL Intl Book

History of farms and families in the vicinity of Ogna, Rogaland, Norway. Includes Topdal, Risnes, Eikeland Aua, Matningsdal, Homse and Nordre Hetland, and Vetteland.

Tjåland, Johan, : folket og eigedomane gjennom dei siste 500 åra," Matningsdal [Norway] : J. Tjåland, 2004 948.31/O1 D2t FHL INTL Book

FArm Names
28	Bjelland store 15	Bogsdalen 18	Bru 27	Bø 31	Egren 38	Eigelands-Aua 34	Foreholen 22	Fristad 28	Fuglestad 29	Halland søndre 30	Haugsengen 6	Haver 34	Heresvele 32	Hetland nordre 11	Hetland søndre 39	Homse 10	Hylland 2	Kalvshagen 5	Kinnervaag 28	Kirkeneset 19	Kvalbein 20	Kvasseim 21	Kvasseimsheien 25	Kverme 28	Langholen 13	Lintjøn 35	Matnisdal 14	Mjølhus 12	Ogne 8	Ognesanden 37	Risnes 23	Roligheden 26	Sandve 8	Sirevaag 8	Steinen 24	Stokkeland 24	Stovebakken 4	Stølen 9	Sørskog 32	Teigene 36	Tovdal 40	Ueland 17	Varden 1	Vatnemo 3	Vatnemoholmene 16	Veggeberget 33	Vetteland 41	Øvrebø