Vats Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Records begin in 1743. included the parishes Skjold, Tysvær and Vats with Vårenes chapel. Tysvær parish became its own clerical district in 1848. Earlier records were burned on 14 Oct. 1786.



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

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census (Manntall)

Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Skjold Microfilm

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), 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.


 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Skjold Microfilm

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete.

Manntall 1663-66 for Stavanger amt III Database


 * 1701 Census (Manntall)

Manntall 1701 Skjold Microfilm

The census of 1701 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. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.

Manntallet 1701 for Stavanger amt Database


 * 1801 Census (Folketellingen)

Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801 for Skjold Microfilm

The 1801 census (b. 39) for Skjold clerical district includes Skjold, Tysvær, and Vats parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

1801-telling for Schiold Database


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Vats 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, 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 Vats 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 Vats is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Vats 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, marital status, occupation, date 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 Vats is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Probate Records
For 1666-1795 the probates are found in Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district. For 1793-1901 they are found in Karmsund judicial district. The clerical probates for 1692-1812 are found in Karmsund deanery.

Availability
Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district *1666-1795 Family History Library *1666-1795 Digitalarkivet *1666-1815 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet

Karmsund judicial district *1793-1901 Family History Library *1793-1901 Digitalarkivet.

Karmsund deanery *1692-1812 Clerical probate records Family History Library *1692-1812 Digitalarkivet.

Vindafjord police station *1960-1972 death protocol Digitalarkivet

Farm Books
A genealogy of the people and their farms in Vats, Rogaland county, Norway. Includes a history of the old Vats area.

Dybdal-Holthe, Nils, Vats: Bygdebodnemnda i Vats i samarbeid med Vindafjord kommune, c 1984. 948.31/V1 D2d FHL INTL Book

/ Nils Dybdal-Holthe Waula, Jørg Eirik, "Soga om Vats gard og ætt personregister," Stavanger, Norway: Rogaland Historie og Ættesogelag, 1996. 948.31/V1 D2d index FHL INTL Book

Farm Names
108 Aam, 120 Alvs-Eike, 124 Aurdal or Urdal 129 Bakkevold 128 Blekre, 100 Breidalen,  109 Eide, 123 Eikeland, 107 Eikenes, 122 Eikesdal  112 Frøland  136 Gjerde  111 Haalen, 142 Haraldstveit, 134 Hustoft  103 Indreland  111 Kaarhus, 137 Koltveit, 116 Krakk  125 Lande, 133 Lyngnes,  114 Neseim, 145 Nising, 106 Nordtveit  102 Raunes, 115 Røirviken  132 Sandnes, 119 Sjurs-Eike, 138 Skjerveim, 115 Skruenes, 117 Slaattenaut, 118 Slaattenølle, 126 Spaatveit, 135 Stillufs-Eike, 139 Stokke, 143 Stokkedal, 101 Straatveit, 99 Stølsvik, 127 Svantesvold, 131 Sørhus, 104 Sørtveit  143 Teigen, 140 Tjeltveit, 144 Torstveit, 113 Tørsdal med Uglehaugen  110 Vatne, 141 Vatnekvam, 121 Velle, 130 Vestvold  123 Ødegaarden, 105 Øvretveit

'''Dybdal-Holthe, Nils, "Soga om Vats: gard og ætt i gamle Vats herad," Vats: Bygdebodnemnda i Vats i samarbeid med Vindafjord kommune, c 1984. 948.31/V1 D2d FHL INTL Book'''