Voss Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Voss

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Voss clerical district) contains the parish registers for Voss parish with Raundal chapel in Voss clerical district. Included Vinje and Uppheim (Opeim) until 1866 when these parishes became part of the new Vossestrand clerical district; and Evanger parish with Nesheim chapel until 1891 when it became the main parish in Evanger clerical district. Records from 1855 and later for Evanger parish have been kept with Evanger clerical district. Records available from 1711-1931.

An extract of the christenings, marriages, and deaths from the church records of in Hordaland county, 1726-1730 is available at the Family History Library.

Images of digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Voss: 1709-1926

Voss/Voss: 1855-1944

Voss/Taugevand: 1906-1939

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall Ytre Sogn fogderi Voss clerical district with Voss, Vossestrand, Vinje and Uppheim  parishes This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Film 122980 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall Nordhordland prosti Voss clerical district with Voss, Vossestrand, Vinje and Uppheim parishes This census was taken by the local parish priests. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Film 122972 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images and as a database.


 * 1701 Census Hordaland fylke Voss fogderi Voss clerical district Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Film 122983 Item 2; Sogn og Fjordane fylke Ytre Sogn fogderi Voss clerical district Film 122983 Item 3 and as a database at Digitalarkivet Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


 * 1801 Census Voss clerical district includesVoss, Vinje, Uppheim and Evanger parishes. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Film 123002 Item 3 and online at Digitalarkivet as a database 1801-telling for 1235 Voss


 * 1865 Census Voss clerical district Voss parish Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Film 123070 Item 2 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 1235 Voss.


 * 1875 Census Voss clerical district Voss and Evanger parishes Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Films 273469-273471 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1875-telling for 1235 Voss.


 * 1900 Census Voss clerical district Voss parish Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Films 274337-274342 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1235 Voss.


 * 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
Vossaboki Online

Vossaboki contains farm- and family history from Voss "herred" in Norway. The information in the books is based on church books, estate inventories and other legal documents. Vossaboki consists of four books, written in Norwegian ("Nynorska") by Lars Kindem. They were published by "Voss Bygdeboknemnd" 1933-1938. These books are frequently used by genealogists.

On this site all the 255 farms described in Vossaboki, including some other chapters of general interest, are available online (almost 1.900 pages).

List of all farms mentioned in Vossaboki 1-4.

Probate Records
1695-1881: Records are found in Hardanger og Voss judicial district.