Førde Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Førde clerical district contains the parish registers from the parishes Førde, Naustdal (Nøssedal), Holsen with Haukedal chapel, and Vevring (Vefring).

Microfilm at the covers the years 1720-1924. The library also has and typewritten.

The Family History Library has a microfilm copy of the private genealogical collection of. It includes an extraction of Førde church book #4 for the years 1781 to 1802, registers of the farms and the people living on them from 1565 to 1936 in the parishes Førde, Holsen, Naustdal, and Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane county. The registers of the farms contains names, position in family, birth &amp; death dates, sources where information was found, and other miscellaneous information.

Digital images of the church records are online at Digitalarkivet.

Førde: 1720-1764, 1780-1880

Førde / Førde: 1853-1941

Førde / Haukedalen: 1904-1924

Førde / Holsen: 1881-1920

Førde / Holsen, Haukedalen: 1853-1880

Førde / Naustdal: 1852-1937

Førde / Vevring: 1853-1940

Census Records

 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Førde clerical district include the parishes of Naustdal, Førde, Holsen and Vevring.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census forFørde clerical district include the parishes of Førde, Vevring, Holsen and Naustdal.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.   Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701. The 1701 census for Førde clerical district incllude  the parishes of Førde, Vevring, Naustdal and Holsen.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Førde clerical district include the parishes of Førde, Naustdal, Holsen and Vevring.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Førde clerical district include the parishes of Førde, Holsen, Vevring and Naustdal.  This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library; as well as online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives), and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Førde clerical district include the parishes of Førde, Vevring and Naustdal and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Førde clerical district include the parishes of Førde, Naustdal and Vevring and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census is also available online for Førde, Naustdal, Vevringat Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Førde is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Førsund, Finn Borgen, Førde bygdebok : gardssoge og soga om folket, Førde : Førde Kommune, 1990-1992. A genealogy and a history of the people and their farms in Førde, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway. Includes an expanded index. FHL 948.34/F3f Farm name indexes to volumes 1 and 2 are found in the following links. ,

Farm Names
49	Aasen 32	Angedalen 16	Bakken 51	Birkeflaat 34	Botnen 31	Bruget 60	Bruland 57	Digrenes 30	Eikeland 17	Erdalen 18	Erdalsdalen 56	Etrelien 44	Farsund 40	Flugedalen 19	Fossen 26	Furebøen 22	Førde Præstegaard 21	Gravalsberget 63	Gravdalen 37	Grimeland 38	Grimelandslien 61	Hafstad 59	Hagen 62	Halbrend 35	Haugen 24	Hjelle 20	Hornes 21	Hundvebakken 33	Indrebøen 50	Kinnen 64	Kirketeigen 21	Kirkevolden 15	Klopstad 21	Klovet 46	Kuslien 29	Kvaal 41	Kvamme 39	Kvamsaas 21	Leirflaten 52	Lien 55	Masdalen 47	Mo 36	Pladset 25	Ramstad 53	Refsdalen 16	Rotenes 21	Sjøahaalen 21	Skei 21	Skorpen 28	Slaatten indre 23	Slaatten ytre 45	Soleim 48	Stevold 58	Sunde 42	Tevre 27	Tjønneland 54	Ullebostad 65	Ultangen 43	Vie 21	Volden

Probate Records
1677-1881: Probates may be found in Sunnfjord judicial district.

1794-1846: Clerical probates may be found in Sunnfjord Deanery.