Askøy (Askø) Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records:
Askøy was a part of the Rennesøy (Hausken) Clerical District which contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Hausken, Sørbø, Askø, Utstein Kloster and Kvitsøy (Hvidingsø). The parishes Askø and Utstein Kloster became the new Mosterøy parish in 1899. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

The church books have been digitized and are available at Digitalarkivet.

Rennesøy / Askø:1871-1908.

The earlier records are found in Rennesøy: 1668-1737, 1749-1837, 1852-1898.

Rennesøy / Hausken, Sørbø, Utstein kloster: 1838-1859

Census Records
Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete.
 * 1663-1666: Tax lists (Manntall) for Stavanger Amt now Rogaland Fylke.

Sogneprestenes manntall 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. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. This clerical census is more complete.

Digitalarkivet Manntall 1663-66 for Stavanger amt II

Skatteliste (Taxlist) for Askø tinglaug 1816

Probate Records
Probate records for the years 1666-1795 are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial districts in Rogaland county.

For 1786-1876 the records are in the Ryfylke judicial district.

The clerical probates are found in Ryfylke deanery in Rogaland county, Norway. They are for the years 1786-1807.

Farm Book
A genealogy and a history of the people from the farms Mosterøy, Bru, Sokn, and V. Åmøy on Mosterøy, Rogaland county, Norway.

Hestvold, Ove. Mostrøy, Bru, Sokn, og V.Åmøt gards- og ættesoge, Rennesøy: Rennesøy kommune, c1985

FHL Intl Book 948.31/M2 D2m

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