Manger Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Manger clerical district. Contains the parish registers for the parishes Manger, Hordabø (Bøe) and Sæbø. Included Herdla and Hjelme parishes until 1868. The Archive burned in 1759. Records available from 1759-1923.

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

Manger: 1759-1880

Manger/Hordabø: 1856-1938

Manger/Manger: 1881-1923

Manger/Sæbø: 1859-1935

Manger/Ytre Bø: 1881-1908

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdens og sorenskriverens manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Nordhordland Fogderi for Manger clerical district included Manger, Sæbø, Hjelme, Herdla and Hordabø parishes. This census is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122979 Item 4. It is online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images and also as a database.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local parish priests. Nordhordland Prosti for Manger clerical district included Manger, Sæbø, Hjelme, Herdla and Hordabø parishes. This census is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122972 Item 1. It is online at Digitalarkivet as scanned images and also as a database. Of the two records the Sogneprestenes mantall is the most complete.


 * 1665 Census Futemanntallet 1665 for Lindås og Radøy


 * 1701 Census This census is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122983 Item 2. It is online at Digitalarkivet as Manntal 1701 for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø, Sæbø, and Herdla parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123002 Item 3. It is online at Digitalarkivet as 1801-telling for 1261 Manger


 * 1825 Census The 1825 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø, Sæbø, and Herdla parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1283409 Item 8 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet Folketeljing 1825 for Manger.


 * 1835 Census The 1835 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø, Sæbø, and Herdla parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F701578 Film 11694692 Item 7].


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø, Sæbø, Hjelme and Herdla parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123073 Item 1. It is online at Digitalarkivet as 1865-telling for 1261 Manger


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø and Sæbø parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 272474-273475.


 * 1891 Census It is online at Digitalarkivet as Folketeljinga 1891 for Manger


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Manger clerical district includes Manger, Hordabø and Sæbø parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History LibraryFilms 274315-274317. It is online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 1261 Manger.


 * 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 Books
Haugland, Anders, 1949-: Radøy gjennom tidene. Contents: v. 2. From 27/28 Kvalheim to generation 41 Bjørkeland -- v. 3. From generation 42 Flone to generation 62 Kolås -- v. 4. From generation 63 Marås to generation 87/88 Sæbø. FHL 948.32/M4 D2

Farm Names
40 Aasen 41 Birkeland 49 Blauten 53 Boge, Bø 37 Dalland 38 Finmarken 49 Fjeldet 42 Floen, Grindheim 40 Haalen 60 Halland, Haugland, Helle 38 Helland 38 Kartnaglen 55 Kartveit 59 Kjesæter 62 Kolaas 52 Kolstad, Kvalheim, Lervik, Li, Listveiten 58 Lørvik 46 Manger øvre 44 Mangersneset, Marøy, Mjøs 51 Morken indre 35 Myking 48 Myren, Nordanger, 57 Nordli 49 Nøttveit 49 Paradis 45 Præstegaarden 38 Pusse 39 Raunhaugen, Rikdstad, Risnes, Rossneset, Sylta 53 Skogen 49 Skuggelien 47 Solend nordre, Soltveit, 52 Stølen 36 Sætre 61 Sævdal 56 Sørli 43 Toske 39 Tveiten nedre 54 Ulvatn 50 Uren, Villanger, Vøgenes

Genealogy
Kvamme, Vera Joyce (Vera Joyce Fox), 1921-: Ancestral forefathers of John Kvamme Sr., North Makota, Minnesota.

Ancestors and descendants of Johannes (John) C. Kvamme (b.1892), who emigrated from Norway to Cloquet, Minnesota and married Nellie Larson. Includes ancestors and descendants of Nellie Larson (who was born in Wisconsin to Norwegian immigrants). Descendants lived in Minnesota and elsewhere. Some relatives emigrated from Wisconsin to British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada. Kvamme and Larson ancestors lived in Manger parish, Hordaland County, and in the parishes at Innset and Kvikne, Hedmark County, Norway.

Includes Baage, Bergstedt, Botnan, Flotten, Larshus, Naeverdal and related families. FHL 929.273 K971

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

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.