Sveio Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Sveio

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers are available at the Family History Library for Sveio prestegjeld(clerical district). Contains parish registers for the parishes Sveio (Sveen), Vikebygd and Valestrand in Sveio clerical district. Sveio (Sveen) was separated from Finnås clerical district and Vikebygd from Fjelberg clerical district in 1861. Valestrand was separated from Stord clerical district and Øklandsgrenden from Moster parish of Finnås clerical district in 1870. See these clerical districts for earlier years. Records available from 1851-1926.

Images of digitized parish registers avaliable online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Sveio/Sveio: 1851-1945;

Sveio/Sveio, Vikebygd: 1861-1877; Sveio/Valestrand: 1862-1919; Sveio/Valestrand:  1851-1921

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

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