Manger Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Manger, 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 FamilySearch Library for Manger clerical district. Contains the parish registers for the parishes Manger, Hordabø (Bøe) and Sæbø. Included Herdla and Hjelme parishes until 1868. The Archive burned in 1759. Records available from 1759-1923.

Digital images of parish records are online for Manger, Hordabø (Bøe), and Sæbø.

Manger clerical district: 1759-938

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdens og sorenskriverens manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Nordhordland Fogderi for Manger clerical district included Manger, Sæbø, Hjelme, Herdla and Hordabø parishes. This census is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library Film 122979 Item 4. It is online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.
 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local parish priests. Nordhordland Prosti for Manger clerical district included Manger, Sæbø, Hjelme, Herdla and Hordabø parishes. This census is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library Film 122972 Item 1. It is online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images. Of the two records the Sogneprestenes mantall is the most complete.


 * 1701 Census This census is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library Film 122983 Item 2. It is online at Digitalarkivet as Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø, Sæbø, and Herdla parishes. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library Film 123002 Item 3. It is online at Digitalarkivet as 1801-telling for 1261 Manger
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1825 Census The 1825 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø, Sæbø, and Herdla parishes. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library Film 1283409 Item 8 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet Folketeljing 1825 for Manger.


 * 1835 Census The 1835 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø, Sæbø, and Herdla parishes. It is available at Digitalarkivet on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F701578 Film 11694692 Item 7].


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø, Sæbø, Hjelme and Herdla parishes. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library Film 123073 Item 1. It is online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 1261 Manger
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø and Sæbø parishes. It is at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library Films 272474-273475.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 Census for Manger at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø and Sæbø parishes. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch LibraryFilms 274315-274317. It is online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 1261 Manger.


 * 1910 Census for Manger available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1920 Census for Manger available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1917, 1943-1945 Municipal Censuses for Manger Kommune available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Books
Haugland, Anders, 1949-: Radøy gjennom tidene. Contents: v. 2. From 27/28 Kvalheim to generation 41 Bjørkeland -- v. 3. From generation 42 Flone to generation 62 Kolås -- v. 4. From generation 63 Marås to generation 87/88 Sæbø. FS Library 948.32/M4 D2

Farm Names
40 Aasen 41 Birkeland 49 Blauten 53 Boge, Bø  37 Dalland  38 Finmarken 49 Fjeldet 42 Floen,  Grindheim  40 Haalen 60 Halland, Haugland, Helle 38 Helland  38 Kartnaglen 55 Kartveit 59 Kjesæter 62 Kolaas 52 Kolstad, Kvalheim,  Lervik, Li, Listveiten 58 Lørvik  46 Manger øvre 44 Mangersneset, Marøy, Mjøs 51 Morken indre 35 Myking 48 Myren,  Nordanger, 57 Nordli 49 Nøttveit  49 Paradis 45 Præstegaarden 38 Pusse  39 Raunhaugen, Rikdstad, Risnes, Rossneset,  Sylta 53 Skogen 49 Skuggelien 47 Solend nordre, Soltveit, 52 Stølen 36 Sætre 61 Sævdal 56 Sørli  43 Toske 39 Tveiten nedre  54 Ulvatn 50 Uren,  Villanger, Vøgenes

Genealogy
Kvamme, Vera Joyce (Vera Joyce Fox), 1921-: Ancestral forefathers of John Kvamme Sr., North Makota, Minnesota.

Ancestors and descendants of Johannes (John) C. Kvamme (b.1892), who emigrated from Norway to Cloquet, Minnesota and married Nellie Larson. Includes ancestors and descendants of Nellie Larson (who was born in Wisconsin to Norwegian immigrants). Descendants lived in Minnesota and elsewhere. Some relatives emigrated from Wisconsin to British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada. Kvamme and Larson ancestors lived in Manger parish, Hordaland County, and in the parishes at Innset and Kvikne, Hedmark County, Norway.

Includes Baage, Bergstedt, Botnan, Flotten, Larshus, Naeverdal and related families. FS Library 929.273 K971

Probate Records
From 1702-1910: Records are found in Nordhordaland, 1702-1910 judicial district.

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.