Birkeland Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Birkeland clerical district contains parish registers for Birkeland parish. It was separated from Fana clerical district in 1948. For earlier records see Fana clerical district. Records available from 1853-1923.

Digital images of parish records are online for Birkeland, and Fana.

Birkeland: 1853-2011

For earlier records see Fana

Census Records
See Fana

Farm Names
29 Bjørgen, 2 Bratland nedre, 20 Bønes, 34 Dolvik, 53 Dyngjeland nedre,  52 Engeset, 4 Erdal,  12 Fantoft, 31 Festerviken, 56 Fjeld-Birkeland, 16 Fjøsanger, 62 Frotveit, 23 Fyllingen nedre,  14 Gamlehaugen, 61 Gimmeland, 5 Grimen, 30 Grimstad, 18 Grønstølen,  33 Hammersland, 37 Haukeland, 6 Heldal, 26 Helgepladset, 60 Henne, 41 Hop, 32 Hope ytre,  50 Kirke-Birkeland, 28 Knappen, 19 Kraakenes, 26 Krohngaarden,  23 Lauaasen, 25 Laustakken, 47 Lilletveiten, 55 Ljøsvold, 24 Lynghaugen,  43 Midtun store, 51 Milleshaug, 54 Myrdal, 22 Myren,  10 Natland nedre, 35 Neset ,41 Neset, 42 Nesttun, 36 Nordeide, 45 Nordrevold, 17 Nygaard, 15 Nyhaugen,  59 Riple 8,  Sandal, 40 Skjold, 48 Smøraas, 39 Stensvik, 21 Strømme, 7 Sædal, 22 Sælen, 3 Søilen, 35 Søreide, 38 Søvik,  27 Tjønnen, 57 Totland nedre, 13 Tveit store, 9 Tveiteraas,  46 Ulsmaag,  49 Valle,  44 Øfsttun

Probate Records
From 1702-1848: Records are found in Nordhordaland, 1702-1910 judicial district.

1848-1895: Records are found in Midhordaland judicial district which was created from Nordhordaland.

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.