Høgsfjord Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Høgsfjord belonged to Strand clerical district 1702-1864. In 1864 clerical district was created with the parishes Høle and Forsand (Fossan). Strand and Høgsfjord clerical districts were filmed together. These records are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


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

Census Records

 * For censuses prior to 1865 see Strand


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Høgsfjord is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Høgsfjord is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Høgsfjord is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.

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 FamilySearch Library *1786-1807 Digitalarkivet.