Strand Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland  County &gt; Strand

Church Records
Strand clerical district records begin in 1702. They contain church records for Strand clerical district which include the parishes of Strand, Jørpeland and Høle with Forsand. Forsand was divided from Høle in 1852 and became its own parish. Høle and Forsand were divided from Strand clerical district in 1864 and became the parishes in the new [Høgsfjord, Norway|Høgsfjord]] clerical district.

[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=204236&disp=D%C3%B8pte+i+H%C3%B8le+og+Strand+%2E%2E%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 An extract of the parish registers from Høle and Strand parishes in Rogaland county. Pt. 1. Christenings for Høle and Strand parishes 1702- 1768 -- Pt. 2. Christenings for Høle and Strand parishes 1702-1768]

An extract of the parish registers for Høle and Strand parishes in Rogaland county containing marriages for Høle and Strand 1726-1768

Digital images of the church books are available at Digitalarkivet.

Strand: 1702-1816, 1855-1897

Strand / Høle: 1816-1854

Strand / Strand 1816-1934

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 Books
Farm histories of Strand, Rogaland county, Norway with vital information on farm residents.

Alsvik, Jan, "Folk i Strand : ei gards- og ættesoge", Hafrsfjord : Hafrsfjord forlag, c1995. 948.31/S4 D2a 3 vols. with an index in volume 3.

Norway