Ørsta Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Møre og Romsdal County &gt; Ørsta

Church Records
Ørsta clerical district includes Ørsta and Vartdal parishes. Ørsta was divided from Volda clerical district in 1900 and Vartdal from Hareid parish in Ulstein clerical district in 1876. For earlier records see Volda and Ulstein clerical districts.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Ørsta / Vartdalstranda: 1878-1912

Ørsta / Ørsta: 1883-1941

Volda / Ørsta: 1781, 1831-1889

Volda: 1713-1720, 1741-1832

Ulstein / Hareid: 1848-1939

Ulstein: 1754-1847

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801, 1865, 1875 see Volda


 * Folketellinga 1900 for Ørsta (Møre og Romsdal). This 1900 census is an index to Ørsta and is available on microfiche no. 6030184 Fiches 1-2 available at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Ørsta clerical district include the parishes of Ørsta and Vartdal and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Ørsta is available online at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre

Probate Records
1689-1801: Probates are found in Sunnmøre judicial district.

1799-99: Probates are found in Søre Sunnmøre judicial district.

1707-1807: Clerical probates are found in Sunnmøre Deanery