Tysvær Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland County &gt; Tysvær

Church Records
Records begin in 1743. included the parishes Skjold, Tysvær and Vats with Vårenes chapel. Tysvær parish became its own clerical district in 1848. Earlier records were burned on 14 Oct. 1786.

Digital images of the church books are available at Digitalarkivet.


 * Skjold / Skjold, Tysvær, Vats: 1743-1802


 * Skjold: 1758, 1786-1815


 * Skjold / Skjold: 1815-1941


 * Skjold / Tysvær: 1815-1830


 * Skjold / Vats: 1815-1925

Census Records

 * 1664-1666

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. A database of this census is available at Digitalarkivet.



The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.Mantallet (Census) 1701 for Stavanger Amt (Rogaland County)


 * 1801 Census - Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801

The 1801 census (b. 39) for Skjold clerical district includes Skjold, Tysvær, and Vats parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. 1801-telling for Schudenæs at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865 Census - Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, age, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. 1865-telling for Tysvær at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875 Census - Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 for Tysvær.

This 1875 census contains the persons name, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. [http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&amp;filnamn=f71146&amp;spraak=e&amp;metanr=5645 1875-teljinga for Tysvær prestegjeld


 * 1900 Census - Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900

This census contains the persons name, sex, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. 1900-telling for Tysvær at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 Census Countdown

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 Books
A genealogy and history of the people and their farms in Tysvær.

Dybdal-Holthe, Nils and others, Tysvær: Tysvær kommune, c1990-. 948.31/T3 D2d 9 Vols. FHL INTL Book

Contents: vol. 1. Gard og ætt, nr. 1-32 -- vol. 2. nr. 33-59 -- vol. 3. Førdes fjorden, nr. 60-80 / Nils Dybdal-Holthe og Arnvid Lillehammer -- vol. 4. Skjoldastraumen, nr. 81-90, 200, 114-132 / Nils Olav Østrem -- vol. 5. Grinde, nr. 91-113 / Nils Olav Østrem -- vol. 6. Nedstrand I (nr. 133-167) / Hans Eyvind Næss -- vol. 7. Nedstrand II (nr. 168-199) / Hans Eyvind Næss -- b. vol. Slik levde dei, fram til 1820 / Svein Ivar Langhelle -- vol. 9. Slik levde dei, frå 1820 til 1920 / Svein Ivar Langhelle.

Norwegian emigration to America seems to have in some ways started in Tysvær. Half of those on the "Restauration" were from here. Many were Quakers converted earlier and who had experienced persecution.

Bjørlo, Egil-Henrik, Tysvær : Tysvær historielag, 1993. 948.31/T3 W2b FHL INTL Book