Kinn (Kinden) Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Kinn clerical district contains the parish registers for the parishes Kinn (Kinden), Florø, Bru (Svanø), Eikefjord, and Nordallsfjord chapel. It also included Bremanger until 1863.

The Family History Library has microfilmed the

Digital images of parish records are online for Kinn on Digitalarkivet.

Kiunn clerical district: 1689-1964

Census Records

 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Kinn (Kinden) clerical district include the parishes of Bremanger, Bru and Kinn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Kinn (Kinden) include the parishes of Kinn, Bru and Bremanger and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Kinn (Kinden) clerical district include the parishes of Kinn, Bremanger and Bru and is avaialble on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Kinn (Kinden) clerical district include the parishes of Kinn, Bru, Bremanger and Eikefjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census is also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Kinn (Kinden) clerical district include the parishes of Kinn, Bru, Eikefjord and Florø and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. this census is also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archvies) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Kinn (Kinden) clerical district include the parishes of Kinn, Florø, Bru and Eikefjord and is available at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge 1891 at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Kinn (Kinden) clerical district include the parishes of Kinn, Bru, Eikefjord and Florø and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census is also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as wll as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Kinn is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
20 Aalvora, 32 Aannøen, 10 Aarebrotsvaagen, 21 Andalen4 Bareksten, 5 Bareksteneset, 34 Batalden lille, 18 Brandsøen4 Demmeneset, 2 Domben44 Espesæter16 Fanevik, 27 Florøen, 29 Furesund2 Gjerdet, 17 Grønengen, 43 Guldholmen48 Hammersæter, 15 Haukaaen, 26 Havikbotnen, 46 Holmesund, 1 Hovden1 Kalvegjerdet, 39 Kinn, 28 Kinn Præstegaard, 39 Kinnesund3 Kjeitang, 3 Kjeøen, 14 Klaua, 42 Klokkerneset, 24 Krokene, 25 Krokevold, 8 Kvalvik, 35 Kvaløsund, 44 Kvammene, 43 Kvamsholmen, 1 Kvannhovden<BR><BR>30 Nekøen nordre, 19 Nyttingnes 11 Nærøerne<BR><BR>36 Pladsen, 12 Pusevik<BR><BR>41 Reksten indre, 40 Reksten ytre<BR><BR>6 Seljestokken, 38 Skorpeidet, 37 Skorpen, 23 Soleim, 46 Sunde, 7 Søndervaag<BR><BR>45 Tansøen, 13 Tirdalen, 1 Træet<BR><BR>9 Uren<BR><BR>47 Vallestad, 43 Valviken, 22 Veiesund, 23 Verpeviken.<BR><BR>

Kinn (Kinden):  Hovden, Dumba, Kjeitangen (Kittang), Barekstad, Barekstadnese, Seljestokken, Synnarvågjen, Kvalvikja, Urane, Årebrote, Nærøyna, Pusarvikja, Tirdalen, Klauene, Haukåna, Fanevikja, Grønengja, Brandsøyna, Nyttingenese, Nyttingenesholmen, Olvora (Alværen), Andalen, Veisunde, Solheim, Krokane, Havikebotnen, Flora, Furesunde, Nekkøyna nordre, Arnøyna (Ånnøy), Batalden, Kvaløysunde, Skorpa, Kjinn, Rekstra, Rognaldsvågjen, Valvikja, Espeset, Tansøyna, Sunde, Ballestad, Hammarset, Sunde, Vallestad, Hammarset, Halset, Tonheim, Tonheimslid, Kvalvikja, Hovland, Hovlandsberget, Eikjefjorden, Knapstad, Øyra, Lykkjebøen, Endestad, Eikjevellen, Langedalen, Setelida, Svarthumla, Humlestølen, Ramsdalen, Agledalen, Sørdalen, Vasset, Sunnarvikja, Kalsvikane, Barlindebotnen, Trættevikja, Straumsnes, Nordalen, Solheim, Midbøen, Sundalen, Uførene, Helgøyna, Bjørnset, Livresunde, Grov, Sandvikja, Seljeset, Høyvikja, Steinhovden, Hopen, Osen, Svardalen, Høydalen, Autevikja, Eikjevikja, Seterskarde, tavøyna, Storøyna, Hellevikja, Stavang, Stavikja, Fløholmen, Standalen, Tyvollen, Svortevikja, Kvalstad, Grepland, Tyvågjen, Erstad, Svanøyna, Vågsøyna, Steindalen.<BR>

Probate Records
1677-1881: Probates may be found in Sunnfjord judicial district.

1794-1846: Clerical probates may be found in Sunnfjord Deanery.