Lavik Parish, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Sogn og Fjordane County &gt; Lavik

Church Records
Lavik clerical district contains the parish registers from the parishes Lavik, Brekke, and Kyrkjebø with Bjordal and Ortnevik chapels. Lavik and Bø parishes were separated from Gulen (Evindvik) clerical district and Kyrkjebø parish was separated from Vik (Hopperstad, Hove) clerical district in 1807. Brekke parish was separated from Gulen clerical district in 1858. Included Bø parish until 1861 when it was transfered to Hyllestad clerical district.

The records for Lavik clerical district at the are from 1809-1918. For earlier records see the above mentioned clerical districts.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Lavik: 1809-1863

Lavik / Kyrkjebø: 1854-1937

Lavik / Lavik: 1854-1942

Lavik / Lavik and Kyrkjebø: 1864-1881

Gulen: 1680-1682, 1699-1880

Gulen / Bø, Brekke, Lavik: 1736-1746

Gulen / Brekke: 1853-1914

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1801 see Gulen clerical district.


 * Lavik folketellingslister 30 Apr 1815 (Sogn og Fjordane). The 1815 census for Lavik clerical district include the parishes of Lavik and Kyrkjebø and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library


 * Lavik folketellingslister 30 Nov 1825 (Sogn og Fjordane). The 1825 census for Lavik clerical district include the parishes of Lavik and Kyrkjebø and is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library.


 * Lavik folketellingslister 29 Nov 1835 (Sogn og Fjordane). The 1835 census for Lavik clerical district include the parishes of Lavik and Kyrkjebø and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Lavik clerical district include the parishes of Lavik, Kyrkjebø and Brekke and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library..  Also available online at Digitalarkviet (Digital Archives) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Lavik clerical district include the parishes of Lavik, Brekke and Kyrkjebø and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Lavik clerical district include the parishes of Lavik, Brekke and Kyrkjebø and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This census is also available online at Digitalarkviet for Lavik, Brekke and Kirkebø, as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. 1910 Census search at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Førsund, Adolf, Førsund, Sigurd and Leirnes, Leif, Ættebok for Kyrkjebø, Kyrkjebø : utgjeve av Bygdeboknemda for Kyrkjebø, 1949-1978. A genealogy of the people and their farms from Kyrkjebø and a part of Lavik in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Vol. 3 is an extensive history of the area and includes some biographies of the more prominent business people of the area. FHL 948.34/K1 D2f A farm name index to volume 2 is found in the following link.

Farm Books
41	Aarenes 28	Alværen 8	Avedal 31	Aven 20	Bilsbakke 14	Bjørkehaug 23	Bog 7	Bosdal 43	Brekken 24	Bruaas 25	Bruaasdal 1	Bækken 26	Espevik 13	Gudmundsaas 39	Haukhellen 2	Hellebøen 19	Hjelmeland indre 18	Kjønnaas 42	Kroken 5	Kvammen 4	Lavik 37	Masnes 38	Masnesberg 34	Mjeldelien 44	Myren 16	Mølmesdal 12	Nordstrand 22	Nygaard 4	Præstegaarden 29	Raae 30	Raasberg 27	Ringreide 6	Sanden 9	Soleim 10	Strandaas 17	Støldal 15	Stølsbotnen 11	Sørstrand 33	Torvund indre 45	Trædal indre 35	Vikum nordre 3	Værholmen 40	Østrebø

Probate Records
1698-1882: Probates may be found in Ytre Sogn judicial district.

1766-1810: Clerical probates may be found in Sogn Deanery.