Kvinnherad Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Kvinnherad

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Kvinnherad clerical district contains parish registers for the parishes Kvinnherad with Uskedal chapel, Hatlestrand, Ænes, Ølve and Husnes. Records available from 1669-1926.

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

Kvinnherad: 1669-1886

Kvinnherad/Hatlestrand: 1885-1925

Kvinnherad/Husnes: 1887-1910

Kvinnherad/Kvinnherad: 1856-1945

Kvinnherad/Uskedalen: 1920-1927

Kvinnherad/Ænes: 1856-1926

Kvinnherad/Ølve: 1885-1940

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Sundhordland fogderi Kvinnherad skibrede with Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122979 Item 4 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sundhordland fogderi Kvinnherad prosti with Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. This census was taken by the local parish priests. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122971 Item 3 and online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images.


 * 1701 Census Sundhordland fogderi Kvinnherad fogderi Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 122983 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


 * 1801 Census Kvinnherad clerical district included Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123002 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1801-telling for 1224 Quindherred.


 * 1865 Census Kvinnherad clerical district included Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123068 Item 1 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 1224 Kvindherred.


 * 1875 Census Kvinnherad clerical district included Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 273497-273498.


 * 1900 Census Kvinnherad clerical district included Kvinnherad, Husnes, Ænes, Hatlestrand and Ølve parishes. Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 274252-274255 and online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 1224 Kvinnherreds.


 * 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
Vaage, Erling, Kvinnherad bygdesoga, Kvinnherad : Utgjevar Kvinnherad Bygdeboknemnd, 1972, c1987-. A new history of Kvinnherad in Hordaland county and a genealogy of the people and their farms. FHL 948.32/K3 H2v Contents: b. 1. Bygdesoga / Erling Vaage -- b. 2. Gards- og ættesoga, soknene Ølve, Hatlestrand, Ænes / Erling Vaage -- b. 3. Gards- og ættesoga, hovudsokna / Anders Havnelid -- b. 4. Husnes sokn / Erling Vaage -- b. 5. Allmennsoga, gards- og ættesoga, Eid og Fjelberg sokner / Anders Havnelid.

Farm name indexes to volumes 2-5 are found in the following links. ,, ,

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

97 Aamvik lille 101 Bakke 117 Barmen 104 Bjørnebøle 122 Dønhaug 129 Døsland nedre 118 Eidsviken 86 Eik indre 133 Eik ytre 76 Ekren lille 75 Ekren store 108 Fausk store 112 Fet indre 131 Fet nedre 73 Gjerde indre 87 Grønestølen 93 Guddal 87 Hatteberg 113 Haugen 125 Haugland 100 Heien 125 Heien 72 Helle 100 Hjelmeland 119 Josnes 114 Kalven 124 Kjærland 125 Klammeren 84 Klette 103 Lande 95 Lund 77 Løfald 126 Musland nedre 123 Myklebust 105 Myklebust lille 79 Myre 85 Mæl 94 Naterstad 123 Nausthaugen 81 Nes 100 Ognhaugen 88 Om 78 Pile 89 Præstegaarden 109 Rabben 110 Ripel 71 Ruglebarmen 121 Rød 107 Røiseland lille 106 Røiseland store 113 Sandvik nedre 92 Segleim 91 Seim 96 Setberg 123 Sjoarstølen 82 Skaale 90 Skeie 132 Skorpen 116 Snilstveit 134 Steinsletten 102 Stuland 116 Stølen 88 Teigen 81 Træet 115 Træet 99 Tveite 83 Vang 80 Vevik 120 Volden 115 Øie 87 Øirene 115 Øren

Probate Records
1695-1881: Records are found in Hardanger og Voss judicial district.