Vats Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Church Records
Records begin in 1743. Skjold Clerical District included the parishes Skjold, Tysvær and Vats with Vårenes chapel. Tysvær parish became its own clerical district in 1848. Earlier records were burned on 14 Oct. 1786.

Digital images of the church books are available at Digitalarkivet.

Skjold / Skjold, Tysvær, Vats: 1743-1802

Skjold: 1758, 1786-1815

Skjold / Vats: 1815-1925

Probate Records
1666-1795: Probate records are found in Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district. 1786-1876: Probate records are found in Ryfylke judicial district. 1692-1812: Clerical probate records are found in Karmsund deanery.

Farm Books
A genealogy of the people and their farms in Vats, Rogaland county, Norway. Includes a history of the old Vats area.

Dybdal-Holthe, Nils, "Soga om Vats : gard og ætt i gamle Vats herad," Vats : Bygdebodnemnda i Vats i samarbeid med Vindafjord kommune, c 1984. 948.31/V1 D2d FHL INTL Book

Index to: Soga om Vats : gard og ætt i gamle Vats herad / Nils Dybdal-Holthe Waula, Jørg Eirik, "Soga om Vats gard og ætt personregister," Stavanger, Norway : Rogaland Historie og Ættesogelag, 1996. 948.31/V1 D2d index FHL INTL Book

Return to Rogaland County►

Retrun to Portal:Norway►