Meland Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Meland

Church Records
See Alversund and Hamre

Census Records

 * Fogden og sorenskriverens manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, Meland, and Hosanger. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 122979 Item 4. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet Sunnhordland fogderi, Nordhordland fogderi, Manntall 13, 1665.


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local parish priests. Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Hosanger, Åsane, Meland, Mo, Seim, and Sund. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 122972 Item 1. It is available as a database at Digitalarkivet database and also as scanned images.


 * 1701 Census Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt (Hordaland county).


 * 1801 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 123002 Item 3. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 1254 Hammer


 * 1835 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 1694692 Item 5.


 * 1845 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 1694692 Item 6.


 * 1865 Census Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 123072 Item 3. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 1254 Hammer


 * 1875 Census It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.1875-teljing for 1254 Hamre


 * 1900 Census Alversund clerical district included Alversund, Seim, and Meland. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library on Films 274311 and 274312. It is available as a searchable database at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 1257 Alværsunds


 * 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 Names
36 Aadland nordre 1 Aasbø 20 Birkevoldene 34 Bjørndal 17 Bjørnestad 7 Brakstad indre 21 Dale nedre 19 Dalstøen 14 Erstad 40 Espetveit 5 Fløksand 25 Fosse 23 Frekhaug 39 Gaustad 28 Grasdal 35 Gripsgaard 31 Haatoft 2 Hanevik 30 Hestdal 29 Hestnes 9 Hjartaas 10 Holme 15 Hopland 10 Knappen 24 Langeland 4 Lervik 22 Mjaatveit 27 Moldeklev 16 Mæland 32 Mørtveit 23 Nordregaarden 38 Refskar 13 Røisæter 19 Sakstad nedre 33 Sjurdal 41 Skarpeneset 3 Stien 27 Stølen 26 Sundet 15 Træet 12 Tveiten nedre 8 Volle

Probate Records
From 1702-1848: Records are found in Nordhordaland, 1702-1910 judicial district.

1848-1895: Records are found in Midhordaland judicial district which was created from Nordhordaland.

1800-1852: Some of the farms in this parish belonged to Lysekloster Estate. If the probate is not found in the district above look at Hardanger og Voss where the probates for Lysekloster were kept.

1773-1810: Clerical probate records are found in Nordhordaland Deanery.