Sunnylven Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Sunnylven clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Sunnylven and Geiranger. They were separated from Norddal clerical district in 1861. Sunnylven and Geiranger belonged to Ørskog clerical district from 1589 until 1673, when they were added to Norddal clerical district. In 1726 the Sunnylven church was destroyed by an avalanche. For earlier records see Norddal clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Sunnylven / Sunnylven: 1736-1760, 1854-1945

Norddal / Sunnylven, Geiranger: 1827-1880

Sunnylven / Geiranger, Sunnylven: 1858-1886

Norddal / Sunnylven: 1736-1760

Norddal / Geiranger, Norddal, Sunnylven: 1760-1834

Census Records

 * Vicar's Census 1664-1666, no. 26: Sunnmøre deanery Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). 


 * Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 16: Romsdal fogderi and Sunnmøre fogderi Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). 


 *  1701 Census (manntall) 1701, no. 10: Sunnmøre fogderi is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). 


 * 1801 see Norddal


 * 1865 census for Sunnylven clerical district includes the parishes of Sunnylven and Geiranger, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * 1875 census for Sunnylven clerical district includes the parishes of Sunnylven and Geiranger and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. also available online at Digital Archives Digitalarkivet].


 * 1891 census for Sunnylven Digital Archives


 * 1900 census for Sunnylven clerical district includes the parishes of Sunnylven and Geiranger and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinge for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Sunnylven is available online at Digital Archives as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Lillebø, Petter Andreas, Lillebø, Aamund and Karbø, Ingebrigt, Sunnylven og Geiranger, Hellesylt : Tryggestads Prenteverk, 1949-1972. A history of Sunnylven and Geiranger in Sunnylven clerical district in Møre og Romsdal county and a genealogy of the people and their farms. FHL 948.35/S3 H2L A farm name index to volume 2 is found in the following link.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

37 Aakernes indre 1 Aasen 9 Bjørdal indre 28 Bruteigen  27 Fivelstad 13 Frøise 12 Frøisedalen 14 Frøisøie 45 Furnes  16 Hauge 26 Haugen 3 Helbostad 33 Hellesylt 5 Helset 40 Hisflaaen 6 Hole  18 Karbøen 23 Kjelstad 22 Kjelstadlien 2 Korsbrekke  29 Langeland 23 Langøilien 24 Lillebøen 32 Lillegjerdet 35 Ljøen nedre 46 Lundenes  47 Matvik 43 Midgaarden 31 Moldskreddalen  10 Nordbrekke  7 Par  17 Reitebakken 30 Rindal lille 32 Rindal store 21 Røirhus  44 Selflot 17 Stadeim 41 Stokke 15 Storstein 25 Sæteren  21 Teigen 20 Tronstad 19 Tronstadsæteren 28 Tryggestad 36 Tynbjørgene  32 Veiskiftet 11 Voldsæter  42 Øfstegaarden 4 Øie

SUNNYLVEN OG GEIRANGER II

Gard og ætt:  Alvheim, Amund-Bruket. Andersbruker, Andersgaren, Andreasbruket, Arnebruket. Bakkely, Bakken, Bakkestad, Bakketun, Bankhuset, Bedehuset, Bekketun, Bergheim, Bergmo, Bergstad, Bergtun, Betania, Biekeland, BJØRDAL,INDRE, BJØ,YTRE, Bjørka, Bjørkheim,Bjørkneset, BLOMBERG, Bodvabruket, Boktun, Bondeheimen, Brauta, Breidablikk, Breidablikk, BREKKE, BRINGA,Bruteigen, Bruboll,Bygjordhuset, Bøen, Danefoss, Derheime, Dernere, Deroppe, Derute, Edvardbruket, Ekra, Ekreplassen, Eliasbruket, Eljasbruket, Ellendbruket, Ellendgarden, Ellingbruket,Ellinggatrden, Elvetun, Endrebruket, Erikbruket, Erikplassen, Fagerheim, Fagervoll, Farmigard, Festetomt, FIVELSTAD,Fjellbu,Fjelltun,Fjelly, Fjortun, Floten,FLYDAL, Fokhaug, Fossberget, Fossedur, Fossheim, Fosstun, Fosstum, Fossvik, Framigard, Fredheim, Fredly, Fredrikbruket, Fredtun, Fredvang, Fremster Øgarden, Fritun, Fritun, FRØSØYE, FRØYSA, FRØYSADAL, Frøysheim, FURNES, Furulund, Gamlebakkane, Garden, GAUSDAL, Geilebruket, Geiranger, GEITFLÅEN, Gildetun, Gjerdebakken, Gjerdekvitla, Gjerdesletta, Gjerdet, GJØRVA, GOMSDALEN, GRANDE, Granly, Grantun, Gullaugarden, Hageheim, Hagely, Hagen, Hagenhuset, Hageset, Hagetun, Halkilbruket, Halkibruket, Hammartun, Hamrebruket, Hans Magnus-Bruket, Hansgarden, Haubruket, Hauen, HAUGE HAUGEN, Haugjorda, Haugtun, Hautuft, Heimigard, Heimigard, Heimsja, Heimstad, Heimste Øgarden, Heimtun, HELLEBOSTAD HELLESYLT, HELSET, Hestebeitet, HISFLÅEN, Hjellen, Hjellhaugen, HOLE, Holebakke, Holen, Homlemyra, HOMLUNG, Horske, HORVADRAG,Hovedtuftene, Hosøy, Høgreitun, Høgtun, Haakobruket, Håkåtunet, INDRE BJØRDAL, Innigard, Innigrad, INSTE ÅKERNES, Isakbruket, ISFLÅ, Ivabruker, Ivarbruket, Jakkenbruket, Jobruket, Jobarden, Johamrane, Johanbruket, Johannesbruket, Jonbruket, Jornbruket, Jørenbruket, Jørnbruket, KARBØ, Kikut, Kirkbakke, Kirkebakken, Kjelheim, KJELLSTAD KJELSTADLI, Klasbruket,Kleiva, Kleivane, Klemestbruket, Knausen, KNIVSFLÅ, Knutbrudet, Knuten, Knutgarden,Knutsgarden, KORSBRIKKE, Korsbrekke, Korsheim, Kringsja, Kristaforbruket, Kristenbruket, Kristianbruket, Kroken, Kråa, Kveldro, Kvia, Kvieplassen, Kvileheim, Kvitla, Kvitlene, Laksetun, LANGELAND, langelandsbakken, Langøyli, Larsbruket, Larsgarden, Leite, Lihaug, LILLE RINGDAL LILLEBØ, Lillejerdet, Lindane, Litlesetra, Ljøbakken, Ljøfoss, LJØSUREN, Ljøvik, Lund, LUNDANES, Lundheim, Lunheim, Lyngvoll, Løkland, Låna, Magnusgarden, MARÅK MATVIK, MIDGARD, Midgarden, Midtun, MID-ÅKERNES, Minde, Mindetun, MOLDSKREDDAL, Myra, Myrhaug, Myrvang, MØLL MØlSÆTER, Naustberget, Nedistova, NEDRE LJØEND, Nedreheim, Nedste Gjerdet, Nedsthaug, Nedsthaugbruket, Nerbø, Nesheim, Nilsbruket, Nilsgarden, Nivlheim, Norheim, Nybu, Nybø, Nygard, Nyheim, Nytun, OALDSBYGA, Olabruket, Ola-Bruket, Olagarden, Olatunet, Olausbruket, Olsborg,OPLENDSKEDAL,Oppigard, Oppistove, Orskog, PAR, Pegarden, Per-Bruket, Pergarden, Pergarden, Pergarden, Petterbruket, Petter-Bruket, Posttufta, Prestegarden, Presteteigen, Rasmusbruket, Rasmusgarden, Reina, Retiro, Ringbu, RINGDAL, Ringheim, Ringtun, Robbebruket, Robben, Rogne-Tunet, Runnane, RØYRHUS, Røysa, Sagbruk, Sakrisbruket, Salrisgarden, Salvegarden, Sandborg, Sandborgbruket, Sando, Sarheim, SELJEPLOT, Skaffargarden, SAKABEFLÅ, Skeret, Skulebruket, Slettebakkane, Småbøen, Solbakken, Solbu, Solheim, Saoknausen, Solseth, Solstad, Solstrand, Soltua, Soltun,Solvang, Sommerro, STADHEIM, Steffabruket, Steffagarden, STOKKE, Stokkeland, STORSTEIN, Stølehaugen, Svaberg, Svabruket, STLTEVIK, Synneshaug, Syverbruket, SÆTER, Teigen, Teigen, Timdbjørgane, Tingtuften, Tobu, Toregarden, Torget, TRONSTAND TRONSTADSÆTER, Tryggbu, TRYGGESTAD, Tryggheim, Tryggtun, Trygjord, Tueteigen, Tufta, Tunhaug, TYNDBJØRGANE, Tømmesbruket, Urigard, Utsikten, Utsyn, Vegskiftet, Veiberg, VESTERÅS, Vik, Ville De Sving, Vindsneset, VINJE, Vollen, VOLLSET, Vongeim, Ystenbruket, Ystetunet, YTRE BJØRDAL, YTSTE-ÅKERNES, ØGARDEN, ØRJASÆTER, ØVRE LJØEN,ØVSTEGARD, ØYE, ÅKERNES, Aamundbruket, Åmundplassen, Aarebakken, ÅRSET, ÅSEN, Aasetun.

Probate Records

1689-1801: Probates are found in Sunnmøre judicial district.

1791-1852: Probates are found in Nordre Sunnmøre judicial district.

1707-1807: Clerical probates are found in Sunnmøre Deanery

Taxation Records
Ekstraskatten 1762 for Sunnylven og Geiranger sokn