Evanger Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Evanger

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for (clerical district). Contains the parish registers of Evanger parish with Nesheim chapel. They were separated from Voss clerical district in 1891. For earlier records see Voss clerical district. Records available from 1855-1917.

Images of digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Evanger: 1900-1930

Evanger/Evanger: 1855-1941

For earlier records see Voss

Census Records
See Voss for early census records and 1875 census

See Vossestrand for 1865 census.


 * 1900 Census Evanger clerical district Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Films 274335-274336 and as a database online at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1237 Evanger.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center.

Farm Books
Evanger Vol. 1 on the internet. It included the following farms. Fosse, Bindingbø, Bergo, Nesheim, Brakestad, Trefall, Ekse, Gulbrå.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

29 Aarhus 39 Akslebjørg 3 Aldalen 33 Berge 73 Berge 16 Berstad 32 Binningebø 45 Bjørgaas 65 Bolstad med Skonsvik 8 Bolstadøren 35 Brakestad 77 Brekken 28 Brekkhus 19 Brunborg 37 Ekse 43 Elge 18 Fadnes 20 Flansaas 79 Fosse 31 Fosse i Eksingedalen 6 Fyre 13 Gjeilene 49 Gjeitle 38 Guldbraa 72 Hatlestad 1 Hermundsdal 10 Horveid 7 Horvik 50 Hosaas 56 Hyljeraas 59 Hærnes 63 Jørnevik 71 Kaldestad 17 Kjenes 48 Kvilekvaal 26 Langeland 75 Li (1ste 22 Luren 44 Mugaas 57 Mykletveit 4 Mæland 21 Mæstad 60 Nakken 34 Neseim 66 Rasdalen nedre 24 Ro 9 Ronge 14 Runseberg 69 Røidland 68 Rørbakken 12 Rørge 25 Sevaldstad 52 Skjerveggen 54 Skjerven nedre med Heggøen 53 Skjerven øvre 42 Skorve 70 Smaabrekkene 74 Solbjørg 55 Soleraas 47 Steine 40 Styve 51 Svangen 27 Teiglandslien 30 Teiten 23 To 36 Trefald 2 Tyssen 64 Vassenden 62 Vike lille 61 Vike store 58 Væle 46 Ædal 41 Ævanger 41 Ævangerhaugen 5 Øfstedal med Rørbakken 78 Øiene 15 Ørreviken

Probate Records
1695-1881: Records are found in Hardanger og Voss judicial district.

1702-1910: Some probates may be found in Nordhordaland judicial district.