Fitjar Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Fitjar

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Fitjar clerical district). Contains parish registers for Fitjar parish with Bekkjarvik chapel. Fitjar was separated from Stord clerical district in 1862. For earlier records see Stord clerical district. Records available from 1862-1928.

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

Fitjar: 1862-1899

Fitjar/Bekkjarvik: 1900-1928

Fitjar/Fitjar: 1887-1928

For earlier records see Stord

Census Records
See Stord for census records before 1865.


 * 1865 Census Fitjar clerical district is on microfilm at Family History Library Film 123068 Item 4 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 1222 Fitje.


 * 1875 Census Fitjar clerical district is on microfilm at Family History Library Film 273502.


 * 1900 Census Fitjar clerical district is on microfilm at Family History Library Films 274273-274274 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1222 Fitjar.


 * 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

Farm Names
57	Aarbø 69	Aarskog 18	Afløipet 42	Aga 42	Agasøsteren 11	Baateviken 9	Bekkervik 5	Blænes 68	Breivik 2	Brekke 20	Bukholmen 39	Dalen 8	Drivenes søndre 24	Eggøen vestre 23	Eggøen østre 89	Eide 26	Eidet 17	Engesund vestre 82	Engevik midtre 45	Fattigmandshavn 65	Fitje 12	Gaukseim 29	Gisøsund 16	Glopholmen 71	Gloppen 11	Grasdalen 42	Grunnesundsholmen 12	Haattviken 86	Hageberg 25	Hanøen 40	Hatlevik 67	Havnen 49	Helland 48	Hjelmen 50	Hofstø 84	Hovland 3	Husevik 18	Ivarsøen 50	Jordnaaen 5	Kalsundsholmen 15	Kjeholmen 42	Klaksøen 49	Koløen 41	Kuviken 27	Kvarven 34	Kvernenes 6	Kviebakken 70	Lande 19	Langøen 79	Levaag nedre 56	Lierbø 72	Lillenes 37	Natterøen 60	Nesbø 13	Nordfonnen 42	Orrøen 1	Otteraaen 63	Præstbø 12	Ramesletten 54	Raudland 87	Raunholmen nordre 62	Rimbereid 35	Risøen 63	Sagastrand 78	Sandvik 33	Selsøen 21	Siglen 21	Sigleneset 64	Skaalevik 73	Skomsnes 77	Stokken nordre 53	Stokken søndre 47	Strømøen 50	Sæleviken 10	Sætre 55	Sætrebø 46	Sætrevik 14	Sørfonnen 44	Tangen 51	Tislevold 74	Tofteland lille 28	Torge 22	Torsdagsøen 38	Tranøen 5	Træet 76	Tveit 58	Tveite 36	Tverdarvik 7	Uglenes 61	Vespestad 43	Veøen 6	Vik nordre 52	Vik store 59	Vik søndre 32	Viken nordre 11	Vikestølen 4	Vinnes 85	Vistvik 66	Volden 30	Ylvesund

Probate Records
1668-1887: Records are found in Sunnhordaland 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.

1690-1877: Clerical probate records are found in Sunnhordaland Deanery.