Voss Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Voss

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Voss clerical district) contains the parish registers for Voss parish with Raundal chapel in Voss clerical district. Included Vinje and Uppheim (Opeim) until 1866 when these parishes became part of the new Vossestrand clerical district; and Evanger parish with Nesheim chapel until 1891 when it became the main parish in Evanger clerical district. Records from 1855 and later for Evanger parish have been kept with Evanger clerical district. Records available from 1711-1931.

An extract of the christenings, marriages, and deaths from the church records of in Hordaland county, 1726-1730 is available at the Family History Library.

Images of digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Voss: 1709-1926

Voss/Voss: 1855-1944

Voss/Taugevand: 1906-1939

Census Records:
1701 Census for Voss

1801 Census for Voss

1865 Census for Voss

1875 Census for Voss

1900 Census for Voss

1910 Census for Voss

Farm Books
Vossaboki Online

Vossaboki contains farm- and family history from Voss "herred" in Norway. The information in the books is based on church books, estate inventories and other legal documents. Vossaboki consists of four books, written in Norwegian ("Nynorska") by Lars Kindem. They were published by "Voss Bygdeboknemnd" 1933-1938. These books are frequently used by genealogists.

On this site all the 255 farms described in Vossaboki, including some other chapters of general interest, are available online (almost 1.900 pages).

Probate Records
1695-1881: Records are found in Hardanger og Voss judicial district.