Erfjord Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Church record begin in 1695 and are part of Jelsa clerical district. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Jelsa, Sand and Erfjord. Erfjord was established in 1877 as its own parish. Jelsa clerical district included Sand parish until 1858. These records are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. There is also an which includes Jelsa, Erfjord, and Sand parishes in Rogaland county, 1695-1828.


 * Digitzed images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records
See Jelsa

Probate Records
For 1666-1795 the probates are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial district. For 1786-1876 they are found in Ryfylke judicial district. The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Ryfylke deanery deanery. `

Availability
Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district
 * 1666-1795
 * 1666-1795 Digitalarkivet
 * 1666-1788 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Ryfylke judicial district
 * 1786-1876 FamilySearch Library
 * 1786-1876 Digitalarkivet

Ryfylke deanery
 * 1786-1807 Clerical probate records
 * 1786-1807 Digitalarkivet.

Farm Book

 * Farm and family histories of Erfjord, Rogaland co., Norway.

Drange, Ernst Berge, Erfjord: gardar og folk, Sand: Suldal kommune, c2004 Vol. 1. Erfjordbygdå, Lovradalen og Tøssebotnen (Gardsnummer 48-60) -- Vol. 2. Fjedle, Håland med Hålandsosen og fardane sør i fjorden (Gardsnummer 61-72), Register. 948.31/E2 D2 FS Library Intl Book


 * A genealogy of the people and their social customs in Erfjord in Rogaland county. With a supplement index by Jørg Eirik Waula.

Våge, Magnus, Erfjord bygdebok frå ætte- og kultursoga, Stavanger, Norway: Utgjevar Erfjord kommune, 1959 948.31/E2 D2 FS Library Intl Book

Farm Names
69 Aas 49 Bog, 67 Bogland vestre, 55 Breiviken, 50 Bøen, 52 Bøen  50 Erfjord, 51 Erøen  52 Farmandsviken, 64 Frøkedalen, 54 Føljesvold  68 Haaland, 56 Hamre, 61 Haukelien, 61 Hausland, 65 Helgeland  71 Kilene, 57 Kolstø, 72  Langviken, 52 Leverskjær, 55 Lovre  64 Natland  51 Porsmyren  58 Rød, 62 Rørtveit  68 Sagtoen, 48 Sandviken, 50 Skjærehaugen, 55 Spøneflaaten, 60 Sørhus  52 Tennes, 66 Tveit, 59 Tysse  70 Vaagene, 65 Varaas, 53 Vik  63 Østerhus