Hafslo Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
The parish registers for Hafslo clerical district include the parishes: Hafslo and Solvorn in addition to Urnes until 1882 when it became part of Solvorn parish; and Fet and Joranger until 1967 when they became part of Jostedal clerical district.

Microfilm at the FamilySearch Library contains the

Digital images of parish records are online for Hafslo at Digitalarkivet.

Hafslo clerical district: 1717-1908

Census Records

 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The1664-1666 civil census for Hafslo clerical district include the parishes of Fet, Hafslo, Joranger and Solvorn. This census is available at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Hafslo clerical district include the parishes of Hafslo, Solvorn, and Fet. This census is available at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Hafslo clerical district is available at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Hafslo clerical district include the parishes of Hafslo, Fet, Joranger, Solvorn and Urnes. This census is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library; as well as online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Hafslo clerical district include the parishes of Hafslo, Solvorn, Fet and Joranger. This census is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library; as well as online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Hafslo clerical district include the parishes of Hafslo, Fet, Joranger and Solvorn. This census is available at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketælling for Norge 1891 on Digitalarkivet.
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Hafslo clerical district include the parishes of Hafslo, Fet, Joranger and Solvorn. This census is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library; as well as online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Hafslo clerical district and include the parishes of Hafslo (Joranger and Solvorn) available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Laberg, Jon, Hafslo bygd og ætter, Bergen : I kommisjon hjaa John Griegs Forlag, 1926. A genealogy of the people and their farms in Hafslo in Sogn og Fjordane county and a history of the area. FS Library 948.34/H3 D2L A farm name index to this book is found in the following link.

Bathen, Mons,Bygsleheimer i Hafso, Hafslo Sogelag 1975. A farm name index to this book is found in the following link.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

49 Alme48 Baareim, 46 Baasaaker, 57 Beim, 50 Bersetno, 63 Botnen53 Hafslo Præstegaard, 59 Hauge, 40 Heggestad, 41 Hilleren, 63 Hillestad, 51 Holsete, 63 Høgestaaren45 Kalbakmyren, 54 Kalhagen, 38 Kjeringnes, 64 Kjos, 45 Kvam nedre, 43 Kvam øvre52 La, 65 Langholmen, 50 Lommeim56 Mo, 58 Modve39 Nes nordre, 42 Nes søndre, 60 Nygaard36 Oklevik<BR><BR>50 Rupeim<BR><BR>47 Skjerve, 61 Solvi, 58 Solvisbakken, 62 Sterri, 59 Strømteigen, 66 Stuttholmen, 58 Sætre, 59 Sætrehallet<BR><BR>55 Tang<BR><BR>44 Ugulsvik<BR><BR>63 Vadhammeren, 48 Venjum<BR><BR> 37 Yngsdal<BR>

Probate Records
1666-1876: Probates may be found in Indre Sogn judicial district.

1766-1810: Clerical probates may be found in Sogn Deanery.