Alversund Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Alversund

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for (clerical distirict). Contains the parish registers for Alversund, Meland, Norway|Meland]] and Seim parishes. Alversund and Meland were separated from Hamre, Norway|Hamre]] clerical district and Seim from Hosanger clerical district in 1885. For earlier records see the above mentioned clerical districts. Records available from 1851-1924.

Images of digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Alversund/Alversund: 1852-1926

Alversund/Lygra: 1852-1932

Alversund/Meland: 1851-1924

Alversund/Seim: 1800-1926

For earlier records see Hamre

Census Records:

 * Fogden og sorenskriverens manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, Meland, and Hosanger. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 122979 Item 4. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet Sunnhordland fogderi, Nordhordland fogderi, Manntall 13, 1665.


 * Manntalet 1664-1666 for Nordhordland prosti This is available as a database at Digitalarkivet database and also as scanned images.


 * 1701 Census Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt (Hordaland county).


 * 1801 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 123002 Item 3. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 1254 Hammer


 * 1835 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 1694692 Item 5.


 * 1845 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 1694692 Item 6.


 * 1865 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 123072 Item 3. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 1254 Hammer


 * 1875 Census It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.1875-teljing for 1254 Hamre


 * 1900 Census Alversund clerical district included Alversund, Seim, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Films 124311 and 274312. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 1257 Alværsunds


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Probate Records
1702-1910: Records are found in Nordhordaland judicial district.

1800-1852: Some of the farms in this parish belonged to Lysekloster Estate. If the probate is not found in the district above look at Hardanger og Voss where the probates for Lysekloster were kept.

1773-1810: Clerical probate records are found in Nordhordaland Deanery.