Gyland Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Vest-Agder County &gt; Gyland

Church Records
See Bakke Clerical District.

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Sirdal Clerical District original

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.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Bakke Clerical District original

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.


 * 1663-1666: Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1701: Manntall 1701 optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701 Lund (Rogaland) Clerical District original

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.


 * 1718: Mandtallsrolle for Bache, Tonsta, og Gyland sognene, 1718 original

An extract of the 1718 census for the parishes Bakke, Tonstad, and Gyland in Vest-Agder county.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Bakke Clerical District original

The 1801 census for Bakke clerical district includes Bakke, Øvre Sirdal, and Tonstad parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * 1801: Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865 Folketælling 31 December 1865 Bakke Clerical District original

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1045 Bakke Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Bakke Clerical District original

This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information.


 * 1900: Bakke Clerical District original

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.


 * 1900 1900-telling for 1044 Gyland Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Database at Digitalarkivet.

Farm Names
77	Aatland 69	Birkeland 68	Budal 53	Dunsæ 57	Eigaas lille 59	Eigaas store 53	Eigedal 83	Eigeland 95	Eighom 67	Eitland 65	Eitlandskleven vestre 90	Espeli 63	Faasdal vestre 82	Fedaag 92	Fedjesdal 94	Fremreslaatten 89	Grøtteland 99	Gyland 60	Hammer nordre 101	Hammer østre 99	Haugan 97	Hegland 58	Hellestøl 91	Homme 80	Jellesæ 86	Klatten 61	Klungland nordre 85	Klungland østre 88	Krosli 93	Kumlevold 73	Lavstøl 98	Li 54	Listøl 72	Mydland 94	Nedland 62	Netland 78	Nuland 96	Ronaas 75	Rygg 56	Røssestøl 71	Sandvand 87	Seland 70	Seljord 63	Storevold 99	Storevold 75	Stølsdalen 84	Tesaag 76	Tømmerli 74	Uglandskar 100	Urdal 79	Voilaas 81	Øiestøl 55	Øisæ

Probate Records
1666-1889: Probates may be found in Lister og Lyngdal judicial district in Vest-Agder County.

1666-1741: Probates may be found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district in Rogaland County. Gyland was separated from Lund clerical district in 1741.

1810-1887: Probates may be found in Flekkefjord judicial district in Vest-Agder County.