Imsland Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Rogaland County Imsland 

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

Church Records
Imsland was a part of Vikedal clerical district and records begin in 1737. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Vikedal, Sandeid and Imsland. These records are available on microfilm at the.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Vikedal: 1737-1817


 * Vikedal / Imsland: 1816-1929


 * Vikedal / Vikedal, Sandeid, Imsland: 1851-1867


 * Vikedal / Vikedal: 1816-1907

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census - Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Vikedal 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.

Manntall 1663-66 for Stavanger amt III Database


 * Microfilm

The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts that 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. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.

Mantallet (Census) 1701 for Stavanger Amt Database


 * Microfilm

The 1801 census (b. 39) for Vikedal clerical district includes Vikedal, Sandeid and Imsland parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

1801-telling Database


 * Microfilm

This census contains the person's name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, 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 Vikedal Database


 * Database

This 1875 census contains the person's name, residence, 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.

1875-teljinga for 1157 Vikedal prestegjeld Database


 * Microfilm

This census contains the person's name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.

1900-telling for 1157 Vikedal Database


 * 1910 Census search at Digitalarkivet

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.

Vindafjord police station *1960-1972 death protocol Digitalarkivet

Farm Names
82 Aasbø 91 Aksland lille 101 Anvik 70 Berget 73 Birkeland 81 Birketveit 71 Bjortveit 105 Bratland 80 Bratteland 102 Buaneset 100 Drengsti 102 Ersdalen 106 Finneland 104 Finvik 93 Frøvik 72 Gammelrød 79 Haugeland nedre 97 Hustoft 83 Hustveit 85 Hærøen 77 Ilstveit 84 Imsland 90 Kjøilen 94 Kraakedal 85 Kvaløen nedre 90 Langeland 89 Liabø 86 Lilleøen 96 Nybru 74 Rogletveit 107 Rosseid 108 Røden indre 76 Røden lille 99 Rønnevik 75 Rørtveit 73 Sigleskar 98 Skipevaag 88 Slettestøl 103 Torsteinbu 80 Tømmerflaat 95 Vaage 87 Vaagen