Erfjord Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland  County &gt; Erfjord

Church Records
Church record begin in 1695 and are part of Jelsa clerical district. They contain priest and sexton records from the parishes Jelsa, Sand and Erfjord. Erfjord was established in 1877 as its own parish. Jelsa clerical district included Sand parish until 1858. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. There is also an extract of the birth, marriage, and death records from the church books from Jelsa clerical district] which includes Jelsa, Erfjord, and Sand parishes in Rogaland county, 1695-1828.

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Digitzed images of the church books are available at Digitalarkivet.

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

Jelsa / Erfjord: 1878-1898

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
Farm and family histories of Erfjord, Rogaland co., Norway.

Drange, Ernst Berge, Erfjord: gardar og folk, Sand: Suldal kommune, c2004

Vol. 1. Erfjordbygdå, Lovradalen og Tøssebotnen (Gardsnummer 48-60) -- Vol. 2. Fjedle, Håland med Hålandsosen og fardane sør i fjorden (Gardsnummer 61-72), Register. 948.31/E2 D2 FHL Intl Book