Finnøy (Hesby) Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Finnøy church records begin in 1672. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Finnøy (Hesby) and Talgøy in Finnøy clerical district. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


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

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Clerical Census: This census was taken by the local parish priests. It covers Finnøy clerical district and is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners, 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. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1664-1666 Civil Census: This census was taken by the civil authorities. It covers Finnøy clerical district and is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners, 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. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1701 Manntal: The census of 1701 is available at the [Family History Library] in Salt Lake City. It 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. May also include the residence of a male servant if he came from a different clerical district. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Finnøy clerical district includes Finnøy (Hesby), Talgøy (Talgje), and Hesby parishes and is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Finnøy is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, age, 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. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Finnøy is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It contains the persons name, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, 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. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Finnøy is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Finnøy is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. This census contains the persons name, sex, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


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

Probate Records
For 1666-1795 the probates are in the combined Ryfylke and Karmsund judicial district. For 1786-1876 they are found in Ryfylke judicial district. The clerical probates for 1729-1807 are found in Ryfylke deanery deanery. `

Availability
Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district *1666-1795 *1666-1795 Digitalarkivet *1666-1788 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Ryfylke judicial district *1786-1876 Family History Library *1786-1876 Digitalarkivet

Ryfylke deanery *1786-1807 Clerical probate records Family History Library *1786-1807 Digitalarkivet.

Finnøy police station *1885-1982 death protocol Digitalarkivet

Farm Book
Bjørkvik, Halvard and Næss, Hans Eyvind,, Finnøy]: Finnøy kommune, c1993- Contents: b. 1. Gardane på sørdelen av Finnøy -- b. 2. Gardane på nord delen av Finnøy -- b. 3. Gardene på Fogn, Talgje og Fisterøyane -- b. 4. Sjernarøy 1: gardar på Ombo, Hidle, Bjergøy, Aubø og Kyrkjøy / Hans Eyvind Næss -- b. 5. Sjernarøy 2: gardar på Kyrkjøy, Tjul, Talgje, Helgøy og Ombo / Hans Eyvind Næss - 948.31/F1 D2b 5 vols plus index. FHL INTL Book

Of special interest is the history and genealogy of the Toreson family of Sør-Talgje in Rogaland, Norway. Includes histories and genealogies of related families on other farms in Rogaland county, ca. 900 to ca. 1600.

Engen, Sigleif,, [Stavanger] : S. Engen, 1984 948.31/F2 D2e v. 2 pt. 1 supp. FHL INTL Book \