Birkeland Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Birkeland

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.

Images of digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Birkeland/Birkeland: 1853-1944

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.