Hamre Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers at the FamilySearch Library for Hamre clerical district. Contains the parish registers for the parishes Hamre and Åsane with Salhus chapel, in Hamre clerical district. Included Hosanger, Mo and Seim until 1749 and at that time became part of Hosanger clerical district. Also Alversund and Meland until 1884 which became part of Alversund clerical district in 1885. Records available from 1677-1928.

At the FamilySearch Library there is also: A for Hamre parish, Hordaland county, Norway, 1762-1826. An from the church records of Hamre clerical district in Hordaland county 1677-1826. An of Hamre clerical district in Hordaland county 1677-1726. Volume 3 book 9 is an extraction of the death records 1805-1816 which do not appear on the G.S. microfilm of the original parish registers.

Digital images of parish records are online for Hamre, Åsane, and Salhus.

Hamre / Alversund, Hamre, Hosanger, Meland, Mo, Seim: 1677-1750

Hamre / Alversund, Hamre, Meland: 1750-1857

Hamre / Hamre: 1852-1940

Hamre / Åsane: 1882-1916

Hamre / Alversund, Hamre, Meland, Åsane: 1858-1881

See also Hosanger and Alversund

Census Records

 * Fogden og sorenskriverens manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, Meland, and Hosanger. Microfilm copies are at the FamilySearch Library on Film 122979 Item 4. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet Sunnhordland fogderi, Nordhordland fogderi, Manntall 13, 1665.


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local parish priests. Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Hosanger, Åsane, Meland, Mo, Seim, and Sund. Microfilm copies are at the FamilySearch Library on Film 122972 Item 1. It is available at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1701 Census Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt (Hordaland county).

at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also available at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)''
 * 1801 Census for Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the FamilySearch Library on Film 123002 Item 3. Also available at

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 * 1865 Census for Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Melan Microfilm copies are at the FamilySearch Library at Film 123072 Item 3 and in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (digital Archives) and


 * 1875 Census for Hamre clerical district included Hamre and Åsane. Microfilm copies are at the FamilySearch Library on Films 273483-273485. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 Census for Hamre clerical district is online at Digitalarkivet at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)''


 * 1900 Census for Hamre clerical district included Hamre and Åsane Microfilm copies are at the FamilySearch Library on Films 274308-274310. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1910 Census for Hamre''' available at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1920 Census for Hamre available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Books
This book is now available as a downloadable PDF file on the internet Alenfit skibreide. It includes farms from Alversund, Sæbø, Lygra, Seim and Hamre parishes and gives a history of the owners until 1814.

Farm Names
3 Aase nordre 55 Angskaar 42 Birkeland 49 Bleikeli 67 Brakvatn 70 Breistein 12 Brekken 64 Burkeland 38 Børtveit  35 Dale 75 Dalen 65 Daltveit  59 Eide 32 Eidsnes ytre 30 Eikanger nedre 28 Eikangerlien 54 Eikeland 61 Elvik 66 Erstad 63 Eversdalen  1 Flatøen 36 Fugledal 1 Futemyren 20 Fylingen 31 Fylingsnes  6 Gjervik indre 7 Grøttveit  40 Haaland nordre 1 Haaøen 22 Haksæter 53 Hamre lille 27 Haugen 77 Haugen 16 Haukaas 19 Hjelmaas 1 Hjelten 41 Hjelvik 15 Hodnesdal 9 Hopsdal 47 Horsaas 73 Horvik indre 50 Hustruli 71 Hylkje 25 Hægernes 24 Hægertveit 26 Høiland  2 Isdal  23 Kalsaas 1 Krossneset 57 Kvammen  12 Leknes 12 Lunddalen  60 Maurhaugen 13 Midgaarden 44 Mjelstad nordre 46 Mosevold 11 Mundal nedre 27 Myr  8 Nepstad  52 Præstegaarden  33 Raknes nedre 68 Reistad nordre 76 Rinden 58 Runnhovde 62 Røskeland  77 Salhus 51 Sandal 21 Sandviken 17 Sjausæter 56 Skaar 77 Slettebakken 1 Solberget 72 Steinstø 64 Stølen 18 Sætre  42 Teigen 76 Telvik 43 Tepstad 37 Tirevold 48 Tveiten  60 Valestrand 70 Volden  14 Øfstegaarden 1 Østergaarden

For a larger list of farm names, click here: http://norsk.nordreisavgs.net/lokhist/lokalhistorie.htm. Under Hordaland, choose Alenfit skipreie i Hordaland (1968). This book lists the farms in Alversund, Sæbø, Lygra, Seim and Hamre parishes.

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

1773-1810: Clerical probate records are found in Nordhordaland Deanery.