Bruvik Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Bruvik

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Bruvik clerical district. Contains parish registers for Bruvik clerical district, which include the parishes Bruvik, Dale, and Stamnes. Dale became its own clerical district in 1911. Bruvik and Stamnes became the new Bruvik clerical district in 1869, when they were divided from Haus. For earlier records see Haus clerical district. The target board on film 1282898 item 6 says Vaksdal church but the book says Stamnes. Records available from 1821-1939.

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

Bruvik: 1869-1877

Bruvik/Bruvik: 1878-1937

For earlier records see Haus

Census Records:

 * See Haus 1865 and earlier censuses.


 * 1827 Census online at Digitalarkivet Liste over folketalet i Bruvik sokn 1827


 * 1875 Census Bruvik clerical district included Bruvik, Dale, Stamnes and Vaksdal parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 273481. It is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1875-teljinga for 1251 Bruvik


 * 1891 Census for Bruvik is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1891-teljinga for Bruvik


 * 1900 Census Bruvik clerical district included Bruvik, Dale, Stamnes and Vaksdal parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 274304-274305 It is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1251 Brudviks


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


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

Farm Books
Vaksdal bygdebok band I Includes the following farms: Stokke, Vik, Skaftå, Hekland, Ytre Bruvik, Kyrkje Bruvik og Seilæ, Indre-Bruvik, Olsnes, Kyrkjeteigen, Løtveit and Vassdal.

Probate Records
1702-1910: Records are found in Nordhordaland judicial district.

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