Ferkingstad Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland  County &gt; Ferkingstad

Church Records
Records start in 1770. Ferkingstad is a parish in Skudenes (Skudesnes) clerical district. Microfilm of the church books contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Falnes with Skudeneshavn and Ferkingstad in Skudenes (Skudesnes) clerical district. Included Bokn (Bukken)] parish until 1848 when it was annexed to [[Tysvær, Norway|Tysvær clerical district and Åkra parish until 1887 when it was annexed to Kopervik clerical district. Earlier church records were burned in 1841. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.

Skudenes: 1758, 1770-1881

Skudenes / Ferkingstad: 1848-1943

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

For 1793-1901 the records are in the Karmsund judicial district.

The clerical probates are found in Karmsund deanery in Rogaland county, Norway. They are for the years 1692-1812.

Farm Book
Lillehammer, Arvid, "Skudenes og Skudeneshavn", Karmøy: Utgitt av bygdebokutvalget i Karmøy, 1982. 948.31/S12 D2L FHL INTL Book

Farm Book on the Internet
Karmøy Genealogy Club is creating an internet accessable listing of the families who have lived on Karmøy. The sources for this website are "Bygdebok for Karmøy," Norges Bybyggelse, notes of Johannes Mjølhus, the church books, probate records, census records, and private family information.

The family listings are by the farm which they lived on. The explanation of the website is in English but the family information is in Norwegian.

"Farm and family history" on the internet

You will find a list of all the farms which are found in the modern Karmøy kommune. As the information comes available there will be a link from the table to the information on a specific farm. On the internet you will only find information of those inhabitants who had registered descendants. A more complete listing is found in the office in Skudeneshavn. You can E-mail inquires to: slektsforum.karmoy@c2i.net.