Kvinnherad Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Kvinnherad

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Kvinnherad clerical district contains parish registers for the parishes Kvinnherad with Uskedal chapel, Hatlestrand, Ænes, Ølve and Husnes. Records available from 1669-1926.

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

Kvinnherad: 1669-1886

Kvinnherad/Hatlestrand: 1885-1925

Kvinnherad/Husnes: 1887-1910

Kvinnherad/Kvinnherad: 1856-1945

Kvinnherad/Uskedalen: 1920-1927

Kvinnherad/Ænes: 1856-1926

Kvinnherad/Ølve: 1885-1940

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Sundhordland fogderi Kvinnherad skibrede with Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122979 Item 4 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sundhordland fogderi Kvinnherad prosti with Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. This census was taken by the local parish priests. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122971 Item 3 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1701 Census Sundhordland fogderi Kvinnherad fogderi Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122983 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


 * 1801 Census Kvinnherad clerical district included Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123002 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1801-telling for 1224 Quindherred.


 * 1865 Census Kvinnherad clerical district included Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123068 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 1224 Kvindherred.


 * 1875 Census Kvinnherad clerical district included Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 273497-273498.


 * 1900 Census Kvinnherad clerical district included Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 274252-274255 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 1224 Kvinnherreds.


 * 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
1695-1881: Records are found in Hardanger og Voss judicial district.