Ulstein Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Ulstein clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Ulstein and Hareid. Ulstein and Hareid belonged to Herøy clerical district from 1589 until 1747 when they became their own clerical district. Hareid church burned in 1806, and a new church was build in 1807. This new church was superseded by a new church in 1877. Ulstein churc was destroyed by lightning in 1847, and a new church was consecrated in 1849. Meanwhile church services were held at Hareid. Hareid parish was divided and became part of Vartdalsstranda with a church at Nøre-Vartdal. Ulstein church was moved to Ulsteinvik in 1877. Vartdalsstranda became a parish joined to Ørsta parish and they became parishes in the new Ørsta clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Ulstein / Hareid, Ulstein: 1754-1847

Ulstein / Hareid: 1848-1939

Ulstein / Ulstein: 1848-1939

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 The 1664-1666 census for Ulstein is kept with Herøy clerical district was kept by the parish priest and includes the parishes of Herøy, Rovde, Hareid, Ulstein, Sande and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Ulstein clerical district was kept by the local civil authorities and includes the parishes of Ulstein, Hareid and are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Ulstein clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Ulstein clerical district includes the parishes of Ulstein and Hareid. It is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives.
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * Folketellingen 1845 for Ulstein prestegjeld (Møre og Romsdal). The 1845 census for Ulstein clerical district includes the parishes of Ulstein and Hareid. It is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * 1865 census for Ulstein clerical district includse the parishes of Ulstein and Hareid ; and it is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archvies as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 census for Ulstein cleircal district includes the parishes of Ulstein and Hareid; and is available on microfilm at the Famiy History Library. and online at Digital Archvies
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 census for Ulstein Digital Archvies


 * 1900 census for Ulstein clerical district include the parisehs of Ulstein and Hareid; and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digtal Archives as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Ulstein is available online at Digital Archvies as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Bjåstad, Ingvard, Soga om Harieid of Ulstein, Ålesund : Utgjeve av Sogenemnda for Hareid og Ulstein, 1970-1985. A general history of Hareid and Ulstein and a genealogy of the people and their farms in Hareid and Ulstein in Møre og Romsdal county. FHL 948.h4 H2b Farm name indexes to volumes 3 thru 6 are found in the following links. ,, ,

NOTE: Volumes 3 and 4 pertain to Ulstein parish. Volumes 5 and 6 pertain to Hareid parish.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

28 Aasen 21 Botnen 26 Breivik  32 Dimmen indre 28 Dimmesund  8 Einehaugen 30 Ettesvaag  11 Fjelle 3 Flø indre  20 Garnes 22 Garshol 28 Gjerdet  19 Haaeim 38 Haakensholm 18 Haddal indre 23 Hasund 23 Hasundvaag 36 Hatløen lille 10 Holsekre 9 Hovset  27 Kleven 27 Klubbeneset 20 Kvalneset  29 Legene 34 Legene 12 Løset  13 Moldskred 17 Myrene  33 Noteneset  7 Osnes  15 Ringstad 4 Roppe 31 Røiren  25 Saunes 6 Skeide 5 Skokken 35 Spjøtøen 24 Strandebøen 10 Stølene 29 Sundgoten 14 Svoren  5 Ulstein  34 Vaage 39 Vattøen 8 Vik

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