Kvitsøy (Hvidingsø) Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Records begin in 1668. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Hausken, Sørbø, Askø, Utstein Kloster and Kvitsøy (Hvidingsø) in . The parishes Askøy (Askø) and Utstein Kloster became the new Mosterøy parish 1899. All these records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * For 1875 and earlier censuses see Rennesøy


 * For 1891, 1900, and 1910 see Mosterøy

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.

Farm Book
There is a history of Rennesøy clerical district which includes Rennesøy, Mosterøy, and Kvitsøy from 1837 to 1937.

Stavanger, Norway: Dreyers forlag, 1938. 948.31/R1 H2r FHL INTL Book

Farm Names
Lindanger, Birger: Kvitsøy Gard og ætt:

Kviting:Englahuset, Fagerlund, Fredheim, Fredli, Heimly, Knutsahuset, Krogøy, Notbu, Sinastykket, Sjøtyn, Solberg, Solglytt, Solheim, Solstrand, Soltun, Stevelsholmen, Stormsett, Strandheim, Strandtun, Stevelsholmen, Stølsfjell, Strandblomst, Strandborg, Strandlund, Torskeberget, Utsikten, Nordbø: Bøen, Biskopshaugen, Nordbøhagen, Stømsund, Naustvoll:Asmarvik, Erikstykket, Heimly (Balaklava), Naustvollhagen (Haien), Skarpevold, Skjeret, Solbakken, Stokka, Meling:Blidensol, Dalheim, Fagerheim, Fredhaug, Haganes, Myrå, Nybø, Nydal, Solglimt  Sollid, Strandheim, Vigå/Vigen, Østerlide, Håland: Buøy, Fjeldhaug, Fredheim, Heimdal, Losjen, Nylund, Red River, Sementen, Smiå,Solhøi, Sollund, Storhaug, Udsigt, Ydstadbø: Aurbakken, Bakken, Bratberg, Fjeldbakken, Fjeldberg, Fjeldtun, Fredheim/Stykkhagen/Nordheim, Heimlund, Høgaberg, Klippen, Laberget/ Skoglund, Liberg, Pallestrand, Sjøtun, Solborg, Solhaug, Solhøi, Solstrand, Storesjøhuset, Strandborg, Strandly, Sysselhuset, Tomasgård, Tvivor, Varabrådet, Vesletun,