Volda Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Møre og Romsdal County &gt; Volda

Church Records
Volda clerical district contains church 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.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Volda: 1731-1720, 1741-1832

Volda / Dalsfjord: 1910-1938

Volda / Volda: 1781, 1831-1932

Volda / Ørsta: 1781, 1831-1889

Ørsta / Vartdalstranda: 1878-1912

Ørsta / Ørsta: 1883-1941

Hjørundfjord: 1733-1941

Census Records

 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Volda clerical district was kept by the local civil authorities and includes the parishes of Volda, Dalsfjord, Vartdal and Ørsta. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet(Digital Archives).


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Volda clerical district was kept by the local parish priest and includes the parishes of Volda, Ørsta, Vanylven, Hjørundfjord and Syvde. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet(Digital Archvies).


 * Manntall 1701 The 1701census for Voldaclerical district includes the parishes of Volda and Ørsta and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). 


 * Manntall 1701: This 1701census for Gryttenclerical district includes the parishes of Volda, Grytten, Eide, Hen and Kors and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkviet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 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.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 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 Archivesand the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


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


 * Folketellingen for kongeriget Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 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.


 * Folketellinga 1875 for [nr.] 1519 Volda. Index to the 1875 census for Volda available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 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 Archivesand the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Volda is available online at Digital Archivesand 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