Hidra (Hitterø) Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Flekkefjord clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Nes with Flekkefjord city and Hidra (Hitterø) in Flekkefjord clerical district. Nes and Flekkefjord were separated from Lund clerical district in Rogaland county and Hidra from Sokndal clerical district in Rogaland county in 1820.

See also Flekkefjord clerical district and Sokndal clerical district.

At Digitalarkivet:

Nes / Hidra: 1750-1832

Hidra: 1831-1889, 1908-1927

Flekkefjord / Hidra: 1870-1907

Sokndal: 1729-1806

Census Records
This 1664-1666 census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.


 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Sokndal (Rogaland) Original


 * 1664-1666 Sokndal (Rogaland) 1664-1666 Sokndal Database at Digitarkivet.

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 original


 * 1664-1666 Bailif census for Hidra at Digitalarkivet

The 1801 census (b. 36) for Flekkefjord clerical district includes Nes, Hidra, Gyland, and Flekkefjord parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Flekkefjord Clerical District (Flekkefjord, Nes, Hidra, Gyland) Original


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1111 Sokndal Database at Digitarkivet.

1865 Flekkefjord Clerical District original] This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.


 * 1865: Folketellinga 1865 for Flekkefjord, index


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1004 Flekkefjord, Nes, Hidra Database


 * 1865: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1865 Flekkefjord, Nes, Hidra at Digitalarkivet

This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Flekkefjord original


 * 1875: 1875-telling for 1004 Flekkefjord, Nes, Hidra Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1891 census for Hidra and Nes (Vest-Agder) 1891 census for 1024 Hiterø Database at Digitarkivet.

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Flekkefjord Clerical District original


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1042 Hiterø Database at Digitarkivet.


 * 1910: Database at Digitalarkivet.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows: 1 Aagenes, 16 Aamland, 32 Abelnes, 59 Agerhus, 48 Allestad, 7 Auland32 Bjørnøen lille, 32 Bolshus, 39 Botne lille, 50 Botne paa Heien, 31 Bukstad, 38 Bækkedal52 Daastøl, 43 Daatland19 Eide12 Festevold, 45 Fidsel32 Gangstø [ ], 49 Gumpefjeld36 Haaland, 37 Haaland lille, 56 Haaskog, 34 Haugeland, 27 Hitterøkalven, 51 Hogstad, 58 Holmen, 55 Hommen, 26 Hummeraas, 2 Hummeraasøen og Skibøen, 23 Hæstad35 Itland<BR>15 Kaade, 4 Kjellingnes, 14 Kjøide, 42 Kleppe indre, 14 Kongshavn, 8 Kraageda,l 46 Kvanvig, 33 Kvelland<BR><BR>28 Langeland, 29 Langelandstranden, 40 Li<BR><BR>20 Marstad, 59 Midbø, 60 Mosebakken, 44 Mønstermyr<BR><BR>54 Polland, 54 Pytten<BR><BR>17 Reistad<BR><BR>3 Sele, 19 Skaret, 58 Skarpenes, 47 Stemmen, 53 Stø, 30 Støitland<BR><BR>5 Ulland ytre, 21 Urstad nedre<BR><BR>2 Vaage, 14 Vaagen, 13 Vallaas, 57 Vatland, 25 Veisdal ytre, 18 Vimrevaag<BR><BR>60 Ystebø, 9 Ysthus<BR>

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library

Lister judicial district *1666-1829 Digitalarkivet

Flekkefjord judical district *1810-1887 Family History Library *1810-1907 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet

Note: Probates may also be found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district in Rogaland County. Hidra was separated from Sokndal clerical district in 1820.