Nærbø Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Nærbø, Varhaug, Nærem and Bø. Earlier church records were burned in 1787. These records are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


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

Census Records

 * For 1891 and earlier censuses see Hå


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Nærbø is available in on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Nærbø is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Court Records
The court records contain reports of civil and criminal actions, including the allodial rights, a system of ownership by which an owner has all rights associated with possessing a property. You will find names, dates, places, and relationships in these records. The records have no indexes, and therefore require time to study. They are excellent sources for genealogical research and at times you can find entire families through several generations. These records must be used in conjunction with the mortgage records, probate records, or other records.

Court records at the FamilySearch Library, 1613-1701

These records are for Jæren and Dalane judicial districts which include these places: Hetland (Frue), Høyland, Klepp, Time (Lye), Håland, Ogna, Sandnes, Helleland, Egersund, Lund, Sokndal, Heskestad, Hå, Bjerkreim, Randaberg, Sola, Madla, Varhaug, Nærbø, and Gjestal in Rogaland county.

Probate Records
For 1666-1822 the probates are found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district. For 1823-1882 they are found in Jæren judicial district. The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Jæren deanery. `

Availability
Jæren og Dalane judicial district *1666-1822 *1667-1860 Digitalarkivet *1666-1815 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet Jæren judicial district *1763-1821  *1859-1896 Digitalarkivet. Jæren deanery *1763-1821 Clerical probate records *1763-1821 Digitalarkivet.

Farm Book
Farm books with vital information on farm residents in Nærbø, Hå, and Ogna, Rogaland co., Norway. Hå community includes Varhaug and Vigrestad in Jæren district.

Edland, Torgeir, Hå: Hå kommune, 1971-1975 948.31/H3 D2ea Vol. 1 for Nærbø-- Vol. 2 for Hå-- Vol. 3 for Ogna FS Library Intl Book

Farm Names
36 Aaen, 35 Aardal, 8 Alveneset, 32 Are 22 Bakkene, 25 Bjaarhaug 23 Bjorland, 5 Bruholen, 4 Bækkeheien, 26 Bø  22 Dalene  35 Egren  29 Gausland, 26 Gjerdene, 27 Grødeim, 14 Grødeland, 28 Gudmestad  38 Haaland vestre, 9 Haavaags Laksefiskeri, 38 Hagen, 35 Harveland, 1 Heien, 5 Høiland, 18 Høneland  9 Kaffeholen, 25 Krusen, 19 Kvie,  24 Leirfenet 33 Lindal, 17 Lode  20 Motland store, 18 Motland øde,  16 Neseim, 7 Nesjane, 8 Njæreim, 22 Nærbø, 7 Nærland, 30 Nølstad  11 Obrestad, 5 Oddebakken, 35 Opstad, 5 Osen  10 Præstegaarden,  6 Refsnes, 12 Reime nordre, 1 Rimestad, 31 Rise, 19 Rongen  26 Skatteberget, 21 Skjerpe, 26 Skjæreberget, 29 Skoreberget, 34 Sveine, 5 Svimbel, 3 Søiland  24 Taarland, 16 Taarlandsnesjane  32 Vaaland, 15 Vigre 15 Vigrevolden

Bekkeheien, Bjorland, Bjorhaug, Bø, Gausland, Grødaland, Grøtheim, Gudmestad Haa,   Høyland,  Kaffihodl,  Kvia,  Läge-Häland, Lindal, Lode,  Motland,  Nærland, Næsheim,  Nærbø, Næsheim, Njærheim, Njølstad  Orbestad,  Prestegard,  Refsnes, Reime, Rimestad, Risa,  Skjærpe, Sør-Reime, Søylnad,  Store-Håland, Svine,  Torland,  Väland, (Vestre Håland),Vigre,  Åno,  Ødemotlalnd, Ødemotlalnd, (Øystre Håland,)