Hesby Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * clerical district church records begin in 1672. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Finnøy (Hesby) and Talgøy in Finnøy clerical district. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


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

Census Records
See Finnøy

Probate Records
Probate records for the years 1666-1795 are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial districts in Rogaland county.

For 1786-1876 the records are in the Ryfylke judicial district.

The clerical probates are found in Ryfylke deanery in Rogaland county, Norway. They are for the years 1786-1807.

Farm Book
Bjørkvik, Halvard and Næss, Hans Eyvind,, Finnøy]: Finnøy kommune, c1993- Contents: b. 1. Gardane på sørdelen av Finnøy -- b. 2. Gardane på nord delen av Finnøy -- b. 3. Gardene på Fogn, Talgje og Fisterøyane -- b. 4. Sjernarøy 1: gardar på Ombo, Hidle, Bjergøy, Aubø og Kyrkjøy / Hans Eyvind Næss -- b. 5. Sjernarøy 2: gardar på Kyrkjøy, Tjul, Talgje, Helgøy og Ombo / Hans Eyvind Næss - 948.31/F1 D2b 5 vols plus index. FS Library INTL Book

Of special interest is the history and genealogy of the Toreson family of Sør-Talgje in Rogaland, Norway. Includes histories and genealogies of related families on other farms in Rogaland county, ca. 900 to ca. 1600.

Engen, Sigleif,, [Stavanger] : S. Engen, 1984 948.31/F2 D2e v. 2 pt. 1 supp. FS Library INTL Book

Farm Names
4 Beidet, 5 Berge, 31 Bø, 27 Faa, 27 Faaberget, 13 Flesje,  28 Guldhaug,  26 Haga, 22 Haredalen, 25 Hausken, 15 Hesby,  26 Judeberg,  6 Kingestad, 2 Kvamme,  7 Ladstein indre, 19 Lande nedre, 29 Langeland, 24 Lausnes,  20 Mjølsnes nedre,  1 Naaden, 17 Nordbø, 3 Nærland,  30 Opsal,  14 Præstegaarden,  4 Relstad, 22 Rode,  35 Selvaag, 23 Spanne, 12 Steinnes, 32 Sæbø, 10 Sæveim,  34 Trevland,  33 Varland, 16 Vestbø, 28 Vigen, 11 Vignes nordre