Vigra (Roald) Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Vigra (Roald), Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records
See Haram clerical district.

Census Records

 * '''Census (manntall) 1701, no. 10: Sunnmøre fogderi Digotal Archives


 * 1801, 1865, 1875 see Haram clerical district.


 * 1891, 1900, 1910 see Roald clerical district.

Farm Books
Molnes, Johan S.J., Vigra-slekter gjennom 500 år, [Valderøy] : Giske kommune, 1987. A genealogy and a history of the people who lived in Vigra, Møre og Romsdal, Norway through the past 500 years. FHL 948.35/V10 D2m A farm name index to this book is found in the following link.

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

4 Blindem 4 Blindemsviken 3 Gjerdet 7 Gjøsund  4 Jensgjerdet  1 Langhaug  2 Molnes  1 Neset  1 Roald 3 Rørvik 5 Røsvik  1 Sandene 3 Sunde 6 Synes

Probate Records
1689-1801: Probates are found in Sunnmøre judicial district.

1791-1852: Probates are found in Nordre Sunnmøre judicial district.

1707-1807: Clerical probates are found in Sunnmøre Deanery

Probate records for Haram clerical district 1678-1871.