Madla Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
The records begin in 1671 and contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Sola (Sole), Tananger, Tjora and Madla (Malle) in Håland clerical district. Håland clerical district became Sola clerical district in 1967. These parishes were part of Stavanger (the Latin school) before 1741, and the parishes Håland, Sola and Tjora became Sola parish in 1840.

Microfilms at the Family History Library cover the years: 1671-1913. for full details and microfilm numbers.


 * Christenings (Døbte): 1671-1900
 * Introductions (Introduserte): 1671-1774, 1794-1798
 * Absolutions (Absolverte): 1671-1770
 * Confirmations (Konfirmerte): 1795-1900
 * Banns (Lysninger): 1799-1807
 * Engagements (Trolovede): 1671-1799
 * Marriages (Viede): 1671-1913
 * Stillborn (Dødfødte): 1803-1886
 * Burials (Begravede): 1671-1892
 * Vaccinations (Vaksinerte): 1828-1867
 * Moving in and out (Inflyttede og Utflyttede): 1794-1812, 1816-1913
 * Church census (Sjeleregister): 1758

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records
See Håland

Court Records
The court records contain reports of civil and criminal actions, including the allodial rights, a system of ownership by which an owner has all rights associated with possessing a property. You will find names, dates, places, and relationships in these records. The records have no indexes, and therefore require time to study. They are excellent sources for genealogical research and at times you can find entire families through several generations. These records must be used in conjunction with the mortgage records, probate records, or other records.

Court records at the Family History Library, 1613-1701

These records are for Jæren and Dalane judicial districts which include these places: Hetland (Frue), Høyland, Klepp, Time (Lye), Håland, Ogna, Sandnes, Helleland, Egersund, Lund, Sokndal, Heskestad, Hå, Bjerkreim, Randaberg, Sola, Madla, Varhaug, Nærbø, and Gjestal in Rogaland county.

Land Records

 * These mortgage records give information about real estate, conveyances, mortgages, and other transactions of properties. Contracts, agreements, and deeds are also recorded in these books. The panteregisters are extracts of these records. Digitised Real Estate Registers at Digitalarkivet.

Probate Records
For 1666-1822 the probates are found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district. For 1823-1882 they are found in Jæren judicial district. The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Jæren deanery. `

Availability
Jæren og Dalane judicial district *1666-1822 *1667-1860 Digitalarkivet *1666-1815 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Jæren judicial district *1763-1821 Family History Library *1859-1896 Digitalarkivet.

Jæren deanery *1763-1821 Clerical probate records Family History Library *1763-1821 Digitalarkivet.

Farm Book
A genealogy of the people and their farms in Madla from 1600 to 1900 in Rogaland county with some history. With index by Jørg Eirik Waula.

Refheim, Sigurd, frå ikring 1600 til først på 1900-talet, med innføring om tun og bruk, jordleige og jordeige, gamle åkrar, vegar og øydegardar," Stavanger, Norway: Utgjevar Stavanger kommune, 1981 948.31/M1 D2r 2 vols. FS Library INTL Book

Waula, Jørg Eirik,, Stavanger, Norway : Rogaland Historie og Ættesogelag, 1995. 948.31/M1 D2r index FS Library INTL Book

A farm name index to this book is found in 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:

39 Braadet 41 Kvernevigen  38 Lien  38 Malle, 40 Myren  38 Nessal  38 Raunevolden, 39 Reveim  38 Sanddal, 38 Sandnes, 41 Skjelbrei, 41 Sunde nordre