Ørsta Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Møre og Romsdal County &gt; Ørsta

Church Records
Ørsta clerical district includes Ørsta and Vartdal parishes. Ørsta was divided from Volda clerical district in 1900 and Vartdal from Hareid parish in Ulstein clerical district in 1876. For earlier records see Volda and Ulstein clerical districts.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Ørsta / Vartdalstranda: 1878-1912

Ørsta / Ørsta: 1883-1941

Volda / Ørsta: 1781, 1831-1889

Volda: 1713-1720, 1741-1832

Ulstein / Hareid: 1848-1939

Ulstein: 1754-1847

Census Records

 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Ørsta clerical district was kept by the local civil authorities and include the parishes of Ørsta, Volda, Vartdal and Dalsfjord.  This census is avaialble on microfilm at the Famly History Library.



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

1799-99: Probates are found in Søre Sunnmøre judicial district.

1707-1807: Clerical probates are found in Sunnmøre Deanery