Bakke Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Bakke Clerical District contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Bakke, Gyland until 1893, Øvre Sirdal (Lunde) and Tonstad. They were separated from the combined Lund clerical district in Rogaland county in 1741. Øvre Sirdal and Tonstad were separated from Bakke clerical district as Sirdal clerical district in 1849.

Microfilmed records are available at the.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Bakke: 1741-1976 


 * Bakke / Gyland: 1815-1971 


 * Bakke / Tonstad: 1815-1855 


 * Bakke / Gyland: 1741-1976 


 * Communicants register. Bakke / Gyland: 1826-1986 

Census Records
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.


 *  The 1664-1666 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) kept with Sirdal Sogneprestenes manntall available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). also available on microfilm at FamilySearch.org

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.


 *  The 1664-1666 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Also available on microfilm at FamilySearch.org

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.


 * The 1701 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)., as well as on microfilm at FamilySearch.org 


 * The 1718 census extract of the 1718 census for the parishes Bakke, Tonstad, and Gyland (Vest-Agder) available at FamilySearch.org


 * The 1801 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) is available online at 1801: Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). as well as on microfilm at FamilySearch.org 


 * The 1865 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). also available on microfilm at FamilySearch.org 


 * The 1875 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). also available on microfilm at FamilySearch.org 


 * The 1891 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * The 1900 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)., also available on microfilm FamilySearch.org  


 * The 1910 census for Bakke (Vest-Agder) is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows: 27 Aamdal, 51 Aavedal med Galthom29 Bakke, 13 Berghydne, 31 Birkeland, 46 Brekkedalen, 15 Brikland38 Ersdal vestre, 11 Espelund, 43 Espetveid14 Furstøl34 Gausdal, 38 Gildre16 Hafte, 32 Hammer, 47 Haughom, 35 Haugland, 33 Helledal, 2 Hesnes, 6 Hommandsdal8 Jendal indre, 10 Jendal ytre, 50 Jødestøl18 Konstali<BR><BR>23 Lende, 3 Lilan,d 12 Lindeli, 49 Listøl, 36 Løland<BR><BR>16 Mjaasund, 39 Modal, 40 Modalsli, 20 Moldlaus<BR><BR>44 Oftedal<BR><BR>30 Præstegaarden<BR><BR>9 Ramsli, 21 Rannestad<BR><BR>17 Sandsmork indre, 24 Sire, 28 Sirnes, 46 Skibeli, 26 Skjeggestad, 22 Skogen, 4 Skogestad, 7 Skregeli, 42 Sporkland, 41 Stangborli, 45 Strandeli, 48 Strandskogen, 2 Stuhaug, 25 Stuhaug lille<BR><BR>5 Virag, 1 Visland<BR><BR>48 Øksnedal<BR><BR>

The farm names listed in Lars Ramsli's Bakke Bygedebok Gards- og slektshistorie Dal 1, 2002, and Bakke Bygedebok Gards- og slektshistorie Dal 2, 2002, are as follows:<BR><BR> Aarevold<BR><BR>Bakke, Bakken, Bakketun, Bakkevoll, Bakkjen, Bekkevold, Berghøiden, Betania, Birkeland, Birkland, Bjerkeli, Bjørketun, Bjørkhom, Blombakken, Brattli, Breidablikk, Breines, Brode, Brokken, Bryggestø, Brøstet, Brøsteteigen, Bråtet, Bumarken, Bumarkskogen<BR><BR>Dalan, Dalen, Der framme, Der heima, Der inne, Der nere, Der omfor, Der oppe, Der ude, Djupedal<BR><BR>Eikeli, Elvebakken, Elvevoll, Ersdal Vestre, Ersdal Østre, Erskogen, Espelien, Espelund<BR><BR>Fagerheim, Fagerlund, Fodnestølbakken, Fredheim, Fredly, Fritun, Frydenlund, Furestøl, Furulund, Furuly, Furuåsen<BR><BR>Gausdal, Gausdalsvigen, Gjeldre, Granåsen, Grønli, Grønstad, Gråhei, Gutterstølen<BR><BR>Hafte, Hagen, Hagevoll, Hamar, Hauan, Hauen, Haugebu, Haugeflåda, Haugeli, Haugen, Haugland, Haugli, Heien, Heieslåten, Heieteigen, Heimnes, Heimtun, Helledal, Hetledal, Holmeteigen, Hunsbollslåtten, Husebakken, Høgevold<BR><BR>Indre Jendal, Indrejord<BR><BR>Jodamyrteigen, Jordet, Jølshusene<BR><BR>Karitun, Kleivan, Kleivå, Knagestykket, Konstali, Krejen, Kringlemyra, Kringlå, Krågen, Kråkebakken, Kråkeflåtteigen, Kvernfallet, Kvernhusvolden<BR><BR>Landrauhagen, Landrauli Vestre, Landrauli Østre, Langebakken, Langebakkslåten, Langebakkslåtten, Langevollen, Langåkren, Laudrauhagen, Lauvold, Lende, Lian, Lilandshagen, Lillemoen, Lille-Sira, Lindeli, Liteigen, Litlali, Litlemoen, Litlevold, Loftsvolden, Lomsnesodden, Londenhagen, Lyngmoen Ytre, Løeslåtten, Løland<BR><BR>Mauritsstølen, Midbu, Mjåsund, Modal, Modalsli, Monen, Monhagen, Mosebakkteigen, Myren, Mæ stemmen, Mållaus<BR><BR>Nedre Sira, Nedrefeden, Nedregarden, Nedrejord, Nedremoen, Neset, Nesset Øvre, Nesset, Nestun, Nonsfjellet, Nordre Lian, Norges Statsbaner, Norås, Notfiske, Nygård, Nyheim, Nylund, Nymoen, Nyvik, Nyvold, Nyvoll, Næsteigen<BR><BR>Omdal, Orrebakken, Osen, Osvold<BR><BR>Padlen, Piggsteinbrotet, Pine, Posmyren, Prestegarden, Prestmoen, Preststykket, På hauen<BR><BR>Ramsli, Rannestad, Reinan, Ribland, Risåsen, Rumblevold, Ryglemyr, Røyså, Råsefjellet<BR><BR>Sagebakken, Sagen, Sagetomta, Salveskar, Sandbrotet, Sandviken, Sandvolden, Seljehomteigen, Siljehommen, Sira stasjon, Sira, Siraneset, Sira-Tronåsen, Siratun, Sirkjødnsheien, Sirkjødnslien, Sirnes stasjon, Sirnes, Sirnesmoen, Skansen, Skaret, Skarves, Skiftingslia, Skjeggestad, Skogen, Skogly, Skregeli, Skregelistølen, Sletten, Slettevold, Slåtten, Slåtå Unna, Solbakken, Soleng, Solhaugen, Solheim, Solsletten, Solvang, Sperlen, Standbrotet, Stangborli, Stangvorli, Statoil, Statsbanene, Statsbaner Norges, Steian, Steinsland, Steinteigen, Stemmestykket, Storabrotet, Storemoen, Storevold, Storhei, Storli, Storlihei, Storågren, Storåkren, Storås, Storåsen, Strandstua, Stuan, Stubakken, Stuen, Støen, Svineto, Syrå, Søndre Lian<BR><BR>Teigen, Tomten, Trodleli, Tunheim<BR><BR>Udjord, Unna Slåtå, Urteigen<BR><BR>Varefjell, Varpet, Veslemonen, Vesletun, Vestre Ersdal, Vestre Landrauli, Vestre Slåten, Viken, Volden, Vollen, Vollteigen, Vonheim<BR><BR>Ytre Jendal, Ytre Lyngmoen, Ytre Sandsmark<BR><BR>Øigard, Øigarden, Øigardsholen, Øksenes, Østre Ersdal, Østre Landrauli, Øvre Nesset, Øvre Sandsmark, Øvre Sira, Øvrefeden, Øvregarden, Øvrevoll, Øygard<BR><BR>Åbakken, Ågård, Årevold, Årrebakken<BR>

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library

Lister judicial district *1666-1829 Digitalarkivet

Flekkefjord judical district *1810-1887 Family History Library *1810-1907 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet

Note: Probates may also be found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district in Rogaland County. Bakke was separated from Lund clerical district in 1820.