Jelsa (Jelsø) Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland County &gt; Jelsa

Church Records
Records begin in 1695 for Jelsa clerical district. It contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Jelsa, Sand and Erfjord. Erfjord was established in 1877 as its own parish. Included Sand parish until 1858. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Jelsa: 1695-1737, 1753-1796, 1852-1890


 * Jelsa / Erfjord: 1878-1898


 * Jelsa / Jelsa: 1816-1828, 1854-1928


 * Jelsa / Jelsa, Sand: 1796-1853


 * Jelsa / Sand: 1816-1828

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census (Manntall)
 * 1664-1666 Census (Manntall)

Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.

Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete.

Manntall 1663-66 for Stavanger amt III at Digitalarkivet.

Manntall 1701 The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.
 * 1701 Census (Manntall)

Manntallet 1701 for Stavanger amt at Digitalarkivet.

Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801 for Jelsa
 * '''1801 Census (Folketellingen)

1801-telling for Jelsøe at Digitalarkivet

Probate Records
Probate records for the years 1666-1795 are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial districts in Rogaland county.

For 1786-1876 the records are in the Ryfylke judicial district.

The clerical probates are found in Ryfylke deanery in Rogaland county, Norway. They are for the years 1786-1807.

Farm Book
Foldøy, Ola, "Jelsa," Suldal: Utgjevar Suldal kommune, 1967-1981

A genealogy of the people in Jelsa in Rogaland county along with some history of the farms and the area. In 1964 Jelsa became a part of the larger community called Suldal. With a supplement index by Jørg Eirik Waula in v. 1. 948.31/J1 D2f 2 vols. FHL INTL Book

This book is also available with an internet version at:

slektsdata.com/Bygdeboeker/Jelsa/JRamme.htm

The farms are found on the left-hand side of the page. The contents (innhald) can be sorted by place (Plass) or by farm number (Gardsnr.). The main farm is listed in capital letters while the smaller divisions of the farm are listed under it in lower case letters. When you click on the farm a list of names will pop up in the window below. Then click on a name and the window to the right will open showing the families. The text is in Norwegian, but the format is easy to follow.