Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway Genealogy

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Guide to Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Sogn og Fjordane (help·info) is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. It is mainly a rural area with a scattered population. Sogn og Fjordane includes the largest glacier in mainland Norway, Jostedalsbreen, in the Breheimen mountain range, and the deepest lake, Hornindalsvatnet. There are also many famous waterfalls located in the area. Ramnefjellsfossen (previously called Utigardfossen) is the tallest in Norway and third tallest in the world and Vettisfossen is one of Norway's highest waterfalls (with a vertical drop of 275 meters). Both are located in the Jotunheim mountains. Cruise ships visit Sogn og Fjordane all summer because of the unique vistas of high mountains and deep blue fjords.

Family History Resources
County Archives database search page for Sogn og Fjordane County

Government Offices and Sites

 * Sogn og Fjordane fylke

Census

 * 1801 Census
 * 1865 Census
 * 1875 Census Partial
 * Norway Census, 1875 FamilySearch database
 * 1885 Census (cities only)
 * 1900 Census
 * 1910 Census

(Scanned)


 * Sogn prosti, Manntall 23, 1664 - 1666
 * Sunnfjord prosti, Manntall 24, 1664 - 1666
 * Nordfjord prosti, Prestemanntall 25, 1664 - 1666
 * Hardanger len, Indre Sogn fogderi, Ytre Sogn fogderi, Fogdemanntall 14, 1664 - 1665 (Parishes in Hardanger len belongs to Hordaland county)
 * Sunnfjord fogderi, Nordfjord fogderi., Fogdemanntall 15, 1664
 * Ytre og Indre Sogn fogderi, Manntall 8, 1701
 * Sunnfjord og Nordfjord fogderi, Svanø birk, Manntall 9, 1701

Church Records
Photos of churches in Sogn og Fjordne

Court Records
Tingbok for sorenskrivaren i Indre Sogn 1703

Land Records
1886 and 1838 land registers are found at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre. These are Excel files, which can be downloaded. The give the name of the farm, the farm owner, and the amount of tax. Both farms and sub-farms are included.

Military Records

 * Militærrulle 1714 over mannskap i Nærøy skipreide

Probate Records

 * Digitised probate records for Sogn og Fjordane county
 * 1640-1903 - at | FamilySearch — index
 * 1680-1720 - which includes these districts and counties:

Records include probates of priests, parish clerks, schoolteachers and their widows.

Norway

Taxation

 * Nordfjord prosti, Manntall 25, 1664 - 1666
 * Manntallet 1701
 * Koppskatten for Nordfjord frå 1645

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