Alversund Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Alversund

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for (clerical distirict). Contains the parish registers for Alversund, Meland and Seim parishes. Alversund and Meland were separated from Hamre clerical district and Seim from Hosanger clerical district in 1885. For earlier records see the above mentioned clerical districts. Records available from 1851-1924.

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

Alversund/Alversund: 1852-1926

Alversund/Lygra: 1852-1932

Alversund/Meland: 1851-1924

Alversund/Seim: 1800-1926

For earlier records see Hamre

Census Records:

 * Fogden og sorenskriverens manntall 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Hamre clerical district included Hamre, Alversund, Åsane, Meland, and Hosanger. Microrilm copies are at the Family History Library on Film 122979 Item 4. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet Sunnhordland fogderi, Nordhordland fogderi, Manntall 13, 1665.


 * Manntalet 1664-1666 for Nordhordland prosti This is available as a database at Digitalarkivet database and also as scanned images.


 * 1701 Census for Søndre Bergenhus amt (Hordaland county).

1801 Census for Alversund (see Hamre)

1865 Census for Alversund (see Hamre)

1875 Census for Alversund (see Hamre)

1900 Census for Alversund

1910 Census for Alversund

Probate Records
1702-1910: Records are found in Nordhordaland judicial district.

1800-1852: Some of the farms in this parish belonged to Lysekloster Estate. If the probate is not found in the district above look at Hardanger og Voss where the probates for Lysekloster were kept.

1773-1810: Clerical probate records are found in Nordhordaland Deanery.