Hjelmeland Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Hjelmeland, Fister and Årdal parishes make up. Records begin in 1760. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.

Hjelmeland: 1799-1816

Hjelmeland / Hjelmeland: 1816-1921

Hjelmeland / Hjelmeland, Fister, Årdal: 1760-1799

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Microfilm

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.

1663-1666 Census for Stavanger district Database


 * 1701 Census - Manntall 1701 Microfilm

The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. May also include the residence of a male servant if he came from a different clerical district.

Manntallet 1701 for Stavanger amt III Database


 * 1801 Census - Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801 Microfilm

The 1801 census (b. 38) for Hjelmeland clerical district includes Hjelmeland, Fister, and Årdal parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

1801-telling for Hielmeland Database


 * 1835 Census - 1835 folketelling for Hjelmeland prestegjeld Microfilm

The 1835 census for Hjelmeland clerical district which includes the following parishes: Hjelmeland, Fister and Årdal. Includes the farm names, head of houshold (or his widow), his wife, children, other family members staying in household, poor people, servants, occupation, sex, age, birthdate, in some cases death date and some other miscellaneous information.

Folketelling Hjelmeland, 1835-1855

A photo copy of the microfilm copy of the actual 1835 and 1855 censuses for Hjelmeland clerical district in Rogaland county, Norway. It includes these parishes: Hjelmeland, Årdal, and Fister. The typed register lists the farm name, parish name, year of the census and the number of the page in the photo copy book where the entry is found in the census.


 * 1855 Census - Folketelling 1855, 1865 Hjelmeland prestegjeld Microfilm

The 1855 census for Hjelmeland clerical district, Rogaland county includes these parishes: Hjelmeland, Fister, and Årdal. It lists the farm name, persons name, age, some birth dates, and other misc. information. The 1865 census lists statistics only.


 * 1865 Census - Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865 Microfilm

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, age, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.

1865-telling for Hjelmeland Database


 * 1875 Census - Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 Hjelmeland Microfilm

This 1875 census contains the persons name, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information


 * 1900 Census - Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900 Microfilm

This census contains the persons name, sex, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.

1900-telling for Hjelmeland Database


 * 1910 Census Countdown

Probate Records
For 1666-1795 the probates are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund  judicial district. For 1786-1876 they are found in Ryfylke judicial district. The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Ryfylke deanery deanery. `

Availability
Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district *1666-1795 *1666-1795 Digitalarkivet *1666-1788 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Ryfylke judicial district *1786-1876 Family History Library *1786-1876 Digitalarkivet

Ryfylke deanery *1786-1807 Clerical probate records Family History Library *1786-1807 Digitalarkivet.

Farm Book
A genealogy and a history of the people and their farms in Hjelmeland and Fister communities in Rogaland County, Norway.

Brandal, Trygve, ", Hjelmeland: Hjelmeland Kommune, c1989-1990. Vol. 1. Gardane på nordsida av Randøy, på Ombo, Jøsneset of i Jøsefjorden -- Vol. 2. Gardane i Vormedal, Hjelmeland, og Asvik -- Vol. 3. Fister og sørside av Randøy. 948.31/H4 D2 FHL Intl Book. Farm name indexes to volumes 1-3 are found in the following links., ,

Farm Names
16	Aasland 65	Askvig 15	Asseim 8	Augland med Skaar indre 20	Bastlien 47	Bjelland indre 1	Breiebø 46	Breiland 3	Breivig 26	Dale indre 23	Eidene indre 52	Einarvold 68	Espeland 54	Fevold nedre 47	Fjosvigen 5	Flaadene 17	Foss 18	Fossaaen 39	Fossene 37	Funningsland 34	Førde 31	Gil 57	Hagali 1	Hankallevigen 8	Haug 30	Hauge nedre 69	Hausken 48	Hegland 11	Helgeland 44	Helgeland 19	Hellebergvigen 49	Hetland indre 1	Hetlevigen 65	Hundsnes 51	Husstøl 50	Jørmeland 42	Kleiveland 64	Kleppe 43	Kløv 12	Knudsvig nordre 66	Kro 29	Kromshagen 56	Kvamme 67	Larstøl 45	Laugeland 17	Lillebø 70	Mjølhus 41	Mæland 19	Nesvig 59	Præstegaarden 63	Pundsnes 38	Raulende 25	Ravnsfjeld indre 43	Ritland 6	Rossaaen 61	Røgelstad 62	Sande 33	Segedal 7	Skaar ytre 14	Skiftun 47	Skogen 55	Steinsland 58	Sæbø 10	Tjeltveid 9	Tuftene 60	Tuntland 40	Tveiden 39	Tøtland 28	Valle 21	Varene 4	Vestersø 71	Vige 47	Vigene 36	Vormeland 35	Vormelandsvigen 1	Øie 2	Øiehavn 27	Østerhus