Ålhus Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
See Jølster clerical district.

Census Records
See Jølster clerical district.

Farm Books
Joleik, Albert,Soga om Jølst fram til 1801 og litevetta um Breim, Jølster : Utgjeve av Jølster Sogenemnd, 1967. A history of Jølster clerical district which includes Ålhus and Helgheim parishes in Sogn og Fjordane county with some genealogy. Also includes a short history of Breim in Gloppen clerical district. FHL 948.34/J1 H2j A farm name index to this book 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:

70 Aalhus, 60 Aarsæter, 46 Aspehaugen66 Berg indre, 48 Birkeli, 74 Bjørsæter, 40 Brenden, 71 Bø nedre, 72 Bø øvre55 Dalen54 Eikaas indre, 53 Eikaas ytre59 Fluge, 57 Flugekvam45 Gjesdal, 51 Grimsbøen43 Hammer, 73 Hegrenes, 56 Hjelmbrekken52 Insteinstad<BR><BR>44 Kjelsnes, 49 Kvammen<BR><BR>47 Leirgrovbakken, 62 Løsæter<BR><BR>68 Saareim, 39 Sandal, 50 Slaatten, 67 Soleim, 58 Storetræet, 42 Strand, 64 Stølen, 55 Støvring, 63 Svidal<BR><BR>41 Taahaugen<BR><BR>61 Vassenden nedre.<BR>

Probate Records
1677-1881: Probates may be found in Sunnfjord judicial district.

1794-1846: Clerical probates may be found in Sunnfjord Deanery.