Fjell Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for (clerical district). Contains the parish registers for the parishes Fjell and Strudshavn. They were separated from Sund clerical district in 1803. They were included in Askøy clerical district from 1812-1819. Included Askøy and Laksevåg until 1871. The 1814-1819 christenings for Fjell parish are in Sund parish register 11. See also Askøy and Sund clerical districts. Records available from 1816-1919.

Digital images of parish records are online for Fjell, Strudshavn, and Sund.

See also: Askøy and Sund

Census Records
For early census records including 1801 see Sund.


 * 1845 Census Fjell parish is at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694692 Item 4


 * 1865 Census Fjell clerical district includedFjell, Askøy and Strudshavn parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123071 Item 4 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 1246 Fjeld sogn (i Fjeld prestegjeld)


 * 1875 Census Fjell clerical district included Strudshavn parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 273494 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1875-telling for 1246 Fjell
 * 1891 Census at Digitalarkivet


 * 1900 Census Fjell clerical district included Strudshavn parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 274293-274294 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1246 Fjell


 * 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 Books
Akselberg, Gunnstein, 1949-; Skurtveit, Halvor; Fyllingsnes, Frode, 1958-: Fjell bygdebok.

History of Fjell Community and genealogical information on farm residents living in Fjell, Hordaland co., Norway.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents: v. 1. Natur- og kulturhistoria fram til 1700 / Gunnstein Akselberg ... [et al.] -- v. 2. Gards- og slektshistoria for gardsnummer 1-19 / Halvor Skurtveit ... [et al.] -- v. 3. Gards- og slektshistoria for gardsnummer 20-29 & 59-60 -- v. 4. Gards- og slektshistoria for gardsnummer 30-41 -- v. 5. Gards- og slektshistoria for gardsnummer 42-58. FHL 948.32/F4 D2

Farm Names
27 Aagotnes 9 Aase 18 Algrøen, Algrøyna 23 Angeltveit 37 Anglevik 41 Arefjord 25 Bakken 50 Bakken 24 Berget 34 Bildøen, Bildøyna 50 Bjørøen nordre 42 Bratholmen 5 Brattenborg, Brattholmen 18 Brekken  54 Dale 30 Dalen, Dalseidet 19 Dyrøen, Dyrøyna  45 Ebbesvik 20 Eide, Eide nordre 3 Ekren 46 Ekrhovde nordre  57 Fjelde midtre 29 Fjæreid 36 Foldnes 1  8 Garen 28 Garen 56 Garen 44 Gavlen 31 Gjeitanger 30 Gjerdet  52 Haganes 11 Haugen 12 Haugen 25 Haugen 28 Haugen 41 Haugene 13 Hissøen, Hissøyna  21 Kaartveit 2 Kallestad 30 Knapskog 40 Knarreviken 33 Kolltveit, Kobbeltveit, Kårtveit  14 Laakøen 24 Landro 16 Langøen, Langøyna 56 Leitet 48 Li 49 Liaskjæret 14 Lønen, Løno,    Midtre Fjell, Misje 32 Morland 30 Myren 11 Møvik  6 Nese 24 Nordhaugen, Nordre Bjorøyna, Nordre Ekrhovda, Nordre Fjell 4 Nordvik  22 Pollen  39 Rennedalen  55 Sandgoltseid 17 Sekkingstad 15 Skaalvik 12 Skaaren 10 Skoge Nordre, Skålvika 43 Snekkevik 25 Solsvik 28 Spjell, Spjeld 24 Stallen, Straume 35 Strømme 12 Syltøen, Syltøyna, Søre Bjorøyna, Søre Ekrhovda, Søre Fjell 24 Sørhaugen 28 Sørhaugen  53 Telnes, Trengereid 30 Træet, Turøyna 7 Tveite,  Ulveset 8 Ulvesæter 18 Under Fjeldet     38 Vaage 41 Valen, Vindnes 26 Vinnes, Vågo,  Ågotnes, Åse

Genealogy
Tellnes, Gunnar: Slekta vår, ei ættesoge frå, 1600-1979. A genealogy of the families from Telnes and Møvik in Fjell clerical district on the island of Sotra in Hordaland county. FHL 948.32/F4 D2

Hess, Helene Julia Petersen, 1837-: Temple record book, 1648-1902. Consists of genealogical data, 1648-1902, with most temple ordinances, 1845-1938, for ancestry of Helena Julia (Petersen) Hess (b.1837), a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who immigrated from Norway to Farmington, Utah and married John W. Hess (b.1824), another Church convert who moved to Farmington from Pennsylvania. Ancestors lived chiefly in Fjell and other parishes in Hordaland County, Norway. FHL film 673295 Items 8-9

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.