Sveio Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Sveio

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers are available at the Family History Library for Sveio clerical district). Contains parish registers for the parishes Sveio (Sveen), Vikebygd and Valestrand in Sveio clerical district. Sveio (Sveen) was separated from Finnås clerical district and Vikebygd from Fjelberg clerical district in 1861. Valestrand was separated from Stord clerical district and Øklandsgrenden from Moster parish of Finnås clerical district in 1870. See these clerical districts for earlier years. Records available from 1851-1926.

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

Sveio/Sveio: 1851-1945;

Sveio/Sveio, Vikebygd: 1861-1877

Sveio/Valestrand: 1862-1919

Sveio/Valestrand: 1851-1921

Census Records
For 1865 census and earlier see Finnås.

1865 Census for Sveio is online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 1216 Sveen.


 * 1875 Census Sveio clerical district included, Sveio, Valestrand and Vikebygd parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Films 273505-273507 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1875-teljinga for 1216 Sveen (Sveio) prestegjeld.


 * 1900 Census Sveio clerical district included, Sveio, Valestrand and Vikebygd parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Libary Films 274364-274266 and as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 1216 Sveens.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Farm Books
Steinsbø, Simon, Gards- og ættesoge for Sveio, Sveio : Sveio Kommune, c1986 - c1987. A genealogy of the people and their farms in Sveio and Valestrand in Hordaland county, Norway. FHL 948.32/S7 D2s Contents: b. 1. Gamle Valestrand kommune -- b. 2. Skulekrinsane Bua, Vikse, Vandaskog og Sveio -- b. 3. Lid skulekrins og gamle Vestre Vikebygd. Farm name indexes to volumes 2 and 3 are found in the following links. ,

Farm Names
47	Aasbu 41	Aase 56	Aastø 56	Aastøleitet 63	Afløipet 89	Apeland nordre 72	Bakkene 74	Birkeland 92	Bjelland 79	Botsviken 87	Braatveit vestre 87	Bruervold 52	Bue 70	Dalen 101	Drange 81	Dynje 73	Ekrene 79	Eljeraas 56	Eltrevaag 46	Emberland 80	Fjon 43	Færaas 54	Grimstveit 96	Haukaas 93	Hinderli 55	Hovde 45	Kinn 86	Krossgot 82	Kvalvaag 88	Kvernedalen 56	Kverneneset 44	Lauvaas 91	Li 99	Lier nedre 53	Lier vestre 77	Lindøen 50	Lodseneset 51	Lokne 57	Lyngholmen 97	Moldbrekken 85	Mækjeland 60	Mølstre nordre 61	Mølstrevaagnes 84	Nese 48	Neset 64	Neset 98	Nonsli 56	Nordbø 42	Nordskog 80	Notebakken 102	Rød 58	Rødmyr 56	Sandviken 65	Skaaleskog 56	Skiftestad 66	Strømmen 67	Strømsvold 40	Sveen 58	Søllesviken 48	Tjernagel nordre 49	Tjernagelsholmen 75	Tveit ytre 95	Tveite 94	Tveiteli 78	Tveiteskog 68	Tveitestøl 76	Uren 71	Vaage nordre 72	Vaage søndre 83	Vaage østre 59	Vandeskog 69	Vikse vestre

Probate Records
1668-1887: Records are found in Sunnhordaland judicial district.

1690-1877: Clerical probate records are found in Sunnhordaland Deanery.