Volda Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Church and sexton records for Volda clerical district which includes the following parishes: Volda (Volden) with Austefjord chapell and Dalsfjord. Austefjord chapell was established in 1881 and Dalsfjord in 1910. It also included Ørsta parish until 1900, Vanylven and Syvde until 1741, and Hjørundfjord until 1751. Volda clerical district with Ørsta parish included 5 churches and 5 ministers from 1589 until 1751 when Hjørundfjord became its own clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Volda / Volda, Ørsta: 1713-1832

Volda / Dalsfjord: 1910-1938

Volda / Volda: 1831-1972

Volda / Ørsta: 1831-1889

Census Records

 * Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 16: Romsdal fogderi and Sunnmøre fogderi This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Vicar's Census 1664-1666, no. 26: Sunnmøre deanery Volda, Ørsta, Vanylven, Hjørundfjord and Syvde. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archvies).


 * Census (manntall) 1701, no. 10: Sunnmøre fogderi available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). 


 * Manntall 1701 census for Grytten clerical district includes the parishes of Volda, Grytten, Eide, Hen and Kors and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 


 * 1801 census for Volda clerical district includes the parishes of Volda, Dalsfjord and Ørsta. It is available on microfilm at the Family History Library as well as online at Digital Archives.
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865 census for Volda clerical district include the parishes of Volda, Ørsta and Dalsfjord. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library as well as online at Digital Archives and the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865 census [nr.] 1519 Volda. Index to the 1865 census for Volda available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * 1875 census for Volda clerical district includes the parishes of Volda, Ørsta and Dalsfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives.


 * 1891 census for Volda Digital Archives


 * 1900 census for Volda clerical district includes the parishes of Volda and Dalsfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives and the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910 census for Volda is available online at Digital Archives and the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Årviknes, Per, Volda-soga : gardar og slekter, Volda : Volda Trykkeri, 1970-1973. A genealogy of the people and their farms in Volda in Møre og Romsdal county. With an index in vol. 3. FHL 948.35/V5 D2a Farm name indexes to volumes 1 - 3 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:

133 Aamelfot indre, 134 Aamelfotdalen, 135 Aamelfotsæteren, 42 Aarset, 98 Aarvik, 98 Aarviknes, 111 Aasebøen, 69 Aaselid, 36 Aasen, 141 Aksnes, 140 Aksnessæteren 43 Aurstad, 2 Birkenes, 126 Birkestølen, 6 Birkevik, 91 Bjørkedal nordre, 112 Bjørnenakken, 86 Bjørneset, 73 Botnen, 21 Bratteberg, 109 Brenne, 128 Brune, 57 Bueidet,  121 Dalberg, 129 Dale indre, 122 Dale ytre, 71 Djupvik, 147 Dravlaus Liden, 144 Dravlaus Lillebøen, 145 Dravlaus Reite, 148 Dravlaus Viken, 146 Dravlaus indre, 149 Dravlaus ytre, 22 Drivklep,  53 Eide ,5 Eideim, 7 Eikreim, 94 Eiseflot, 130 Eisset, 117 Ekornberg, 13 Ekset, 63 Engeberg, 18 Engeset, 35 Ervik, 159 Espenakken,  157 Feten,103 Flote indre, 106 Folkestad indre, 113 Folkestadaasen, 108 Folkestadreite, 23 Fremmerlid, 34 Furnes, 89 Fylsvik, 47 Førde, 48 Førdesreite,  45 Gjeitvik ,62 Gjersdal, 163 Gjøsdal, 31 Greivsnes, 154 Grøthol,  10 Haaskoll fremre, 77 Haavik, 19 Halkelsvik, 9 Hasskoll midtre, 128 Haukaasen, 92 Helset, 20 Heltne, 125 Hesteflote, 38 Hjarthaug, 37 Hjarthaugreite, 50 Hjellbakke, 127 Hjelle vestre, 60 Hjelle østre, 26 Hoggen, 70 Hollsvik, 105 Holte, 32 Homborset, 39 Hundnes, 64 Høibakke, 80 Høidal indre, 84 Høidal ytre, 81 Høidalsdalen, 85 Høidalsnes, 165 Høistølen,  139 Inselset,  55 Kaldvasvik, 56 Kaldvatn nordre, 59 Kaldvatn søndre, 96 Kile, 17 Klep, 110 Kongsvold, 166 Koppen, 27 Kriken, 101 Krumsvik lille, 151 Kvangarsnes, 19 Kvernebakken,  61 Langenes, 52 Langvatn, 30 Leitet, 46 Leitet, 14 Liaskaret, 4 Lid indre, 87 Lillebotnen, 123 Lillebøen, 129 Lilleneset, 142 Lyngnes, 74 Løfold, 115 Løndal, 155 Løndal, 93 Løset, 143 Løvik,  54 Maana, 100 Mek lille, 12 Mork lille, 137 Morstølen,  156 Nakken, 119 Nautvik indre, 118 Nautvikstranden, 25 Nedrelid, 51 Nes, 16 Norddal,  49 Orsnes ,58 Osdal,  124 Rangsæteren, 27 Rotevatn, 30 Rotset, 120 Rødsetvik, 116 Rønstad, 83 Røsten,  41 Selvik, 68 Skare, 72 Skinvik, 150 Skrubbenes, 76 Slaattelid, 114 Sollid, 131 Steinsvik, 162 Stigen, 88 Storebotnen, 44 Storenes, 15 Strand, 138 Stranden, 97 Strømme,65 Sundal, 67 Sundalsaasen, 66 Sundalsfolden, 75 Svarthammer ,153 Sæteraasen, 152 Sætre, 90 Søvik,  164 Tilset, 164 Tilsetbakken, 161 Torvik, 24 Tømmerbakken,  40 Ulleland, 160 Ulvestad, 158 Ulvestadhaugen,  132 Vasbakke, 28 Vasbotnen, 33 Vasstein, 167 Velsvik, 79 Vike, 78 Vikestranden,  1 Yksnøen,  82 Ødegaard, 29 Øren

Probate Records
1689-1801: Probates are found in Sunnmøre judicial district.

1799-99: Probates are found in Søre Sunnmøre judicial district.

1707-1807: Clerical probates are found in Sunnmøre Deanery