Vik (Hopperstad, Hove) Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Vik clerical district contains parish registers for the parishes: Vik, Hove and Arnafjord. Also included Kvamsøy until 1964 and Kyrkjebø until 1809. The parishes Hopperstad and Hove were combined and called Vik parish in 1877.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the

Digital images of parish records are online at Digitalarkivet for Arnafjord, Kvamsøy, Kyrkjebø, Vangsnes, and Vik.

Census Records

 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Vik clerical district include the parishes of Kyrkjebø, Arnafjord, Hopperstad, Kvamsøy, Vik and Hove and is available on microfilm at Digitalarkivet and the Family History Library.


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Vik clerical district include the parishes of Vik, Hopperstad, Hove, Kvamsøy and Arnafjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogneprester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Vik clerical district is available on the Digitalarkivet microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Vik clerical district include the parishes ofVik, Arnafjord, Kvamsøy, Hopperstad, Hove and Kyrkjebø and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1845 folketelling for Vik prestegjeld (Sogn og Fjordane). The 1845 census for Vik clerical district includes the parishes of Vik, Arnafjord, Vangsnes, and Kvamsøy and is available on the Digitalarkivet and microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Vik clerical district include the parishes of Vik, Hopperstad, Hove, Arnafjord and Kvamsøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Vik clerical district includes the parishes of Vik, Arnafjord, Kvamsøy, Hopperstad and Hove and is available at Digitalarkivet and on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge 1891 at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Vik clerical district include the parishes of Vik, Arnafjord, Kvamsøy, Hopperstad and Hove and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The1910 census for Vik clerical district include the parishes of Vik, Hopperstad, Hove, Arnafjord and Kvamsøy and is avaialble online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Bygdabok for Vik i Sogn III

Farm Names
15 Aase30 Brekken, 6 Brennene, 14 Bruevold, 36 Bø43 Djupvik32 Espesæter34 Fjærestad, 6 Flaaten, 7 Fosse, 6 Fyli44 Gotevik, 11 Grønsberg, 17 Guldteigene24 Hallrynjene, 6 Hesjesletten, 29 Holstad, 39 Hopperstad, 26 Hove, 28 Hønsi20 Karevold, 19 Kinn45 Lyktvor<BR><BR>35 Midlang, 14 Mørkeskog<BR><BR>9 Nummedal lille<BR><BR>16 Orvedal, 25 Ovri<BR><BR>21 Refsdal, 18 Rislaag, 33 Roseim<BR><BR>3 Seim, 6 Seljene, 10 Seljestø, 41 Sjøtun med Hofsvik, 6 Skjerpingene, 38 Skjervum, 5 Stadeim, 23 Stedje, 46 Svardal, 37 Svolsvik 1 Sæbø med Vikøren<BR><BR>4 Tenaal, 31 Tistel, 37 Tryti, 12 Turrvold<BR><BR>22 Undi<BR><BR>2 Vange, 40 Vik Præstegaard, 27 Vold<BR><BR>13 Øfstedal<BR><BR>

Bygdebok for Vik i Sogn III<BR>

Probate Records
1698-1882: Probates may be found in Ytre Sogn judicial district.

1766-1810: Clerical probates may be found in Sogn Deanery.