Fræna Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt;Møre og Romsdal County &gt; Fræna (Vågøy) 

Church Records
See also Aukra

Fræna parish belonged to Aukra (Akerø) Clerical District until 1859 under the name of Vågøy (Vågø). Then it became its own clerical district and was called Fræna. In 1878 another church was built. From that time Fræna prestegjeld (clerical district) included two parishes which were called Indre Fræna and Ytre Fræna.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Fræna: 1845-1872

Fræna / Indre Fræna: 1870-1899

Fræna / Ytre Fræna: 1870-1905

Aukra: 1785-1808, 1871-1883, 1903-1906

Aukra / Vågøy: 1817-1844

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801, 1815 see Aukra


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Fræna (Vågøy) clerical district includes the parishes of Fræna and Ytre Fræna and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archivesas well as the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriget Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Fræna (Vågøy) clerical district includes the parishes of Fræna and Ytre Fræna and is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Fræna (Vågøy) clerical district includes the parishes of Fræna and Ytre Fræna and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online atDigital Archivesas well as the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Fræna (Vågøy) clerical district is available online at Digital Archivesas well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
Bygdebok for Fræna vol I:

Nordre Bjørnsund, Moøen, Havneberg, Dalhaug, Snagen, Søgaard, Norhavn, Nerhagen, Draget, Myren, Langhammer, Sporsem, Øverhagen/ Ner i Gara/ Olivergarn, Rødal, Nergaard, Nordgaard, Daugstad, Haugen, Marken/Nepå Markjen/ Svenstuen, Sørhavn, Hålen, Engen, Nordnes, Øvergaard/ På haua,Haukaas, Øverhaug, Havneberget, Kjeglehaugen, Røren, Heimdal, Smevik, Lynghaugen, Fagerheim, Solbakken, Nordheim, Indrehavn, Lunheim, Nordstrand, Bakken, Strandhaug,Stamnes, Øverhagen, Nyhagen, Vevang,

Probate Records
1677-1869: Probates are found in Romsdal judicial district.

1700-1816: Clerical probates are found in Romsdal Deanery