Grindheim Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Grindheim

Church Records
See Etne

Census Records
See Etne

Farm Books
Dyrvik, Ståle,Etne-soga, Etne : Etne Bygdeboknemnd, 1968-. A history of Etne clerical district and a genealogy of the people and their farms in Hordaland county. Includes Støle, Grindheim, and Gjerde parishes. FHL 948.32/E1 H2d Contents: b. 1. Frå dei elste tider til 1660 -- b. 2. Bygde- og gardssoge 1660-1800 -- b. 3. Folket. Gjerde sokn -- b. 4. Folket. Stødle sokn -- b. 5. Folket. Grindheim sokn. A farm name index to volume 3 (Gerde parish) is at the following link.

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

72 Aasbø 79 Aukland 50 Bakke 76 Berge nedre 58 Bjørk 71 Ekreim 65 Flaate 69 Floketveit 63 Frette 63 Gartveit 80 Gonegjerd 75 Grindeim 67 Haaeim 66 Haaeimsnes 53 Haaland indre 82 Haarland 61 Halleland 78 Halleland 75 Halvfjorungen 63 Hovdestølen 73 Hushaug 51 Hustoft 75 Kirkehaugen 68 Kvammen 55 Lauareid 50 Lien 83 Lilledalen 57 Lunde 73 Luren 56 Lusnes 50 Løhaugen 50 Nernes 54 Nes øvre 49 Noreim 81 Onstein 73 Rame 74 Ramsviken 64 Rugtveit 75 Sandbrauten 70 Sande 61 Skjold 80 Svarteberglien 75 Træet 60 Tveite 75 Vassenden 59 Vinje 62 Øien

Probate Records
1668-1887: Records are found in Sunnhordaland judicial district.

1698-1852: Some of the farms in this parish belonged to Rosendal Estate or Lysekloster Estate. If the probate is not found in the district above look at Hardanger og Voss where the probates for Rosendal and Lysekloster were kept.

1690-1877: Clerical probate records are found in Sunnhordaland Deanery.