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

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801, 1865, 1875 see Volda


 * Folketellinga 1900 for Ørsta (Møre og Romsdal). This 1900 census is an index to Ørsta and is available on microfiche no. 6030184 Fiches 1-2 available at the Family History Library.


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


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Ørsta is available online at the Digital Archivesas well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre

Farm Books
Standal, Ragnar, Mot nye heimland : utvandringa frå Hjørundfjord, Vartdal og Ørsta, Volda : Utvandrarnemnda, 1985. A history of the people who emigrated from Hjørundfjord, Vartdal, and Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway to the United States of America. FHL 948.35 W2s A farm name index to this book is found in the following link.

Farm Names
34	Aam indre 32	Aambø 43	Aarflot 15	Aarskog 26	Aarsæteren 33	Aasen 56	Aasen 22	Barstad 33	Berget 38	Bjørdal 37	Bjørdalsbakken 35	Brauteset 19	Brekken 21	Brudevold 35	Brune 20	Brunegote 59	Digernes 16	Engeset 55	Fagerhol 30	Follestad 51	Fremreaasen 24	Fyldal 61	Garsletten 33	Grosmyren 2	Grøivik 5	Haavold 10	Hagen 4	Halse 54	Hammeren 42	Haugen 53	Hovden indre 58	Hovden ytre 36	Hovdenak 27	Kolaas 40	Krøvelen lille 25	Langstølen 22	Leitet 3	Liadal 7	Lianes 8	Lystad 18	Mo 31	Moene 12	Mork 29	Myklebost 46	Mæle 45	Nosen 17	Nupen 9	Opsal 47	Ose 48	Oseborg 38	Osvold 64	Raudøen 23	Rebbestad 1	Rjaanes 34	Rongen 50	Rysten midtre 6	Sandvik 49	Sandvikrysten 60	Selbervik 44	Sporstølen 62	Steinnes indre 45	Storenosen 11	Sætre 61	Søreim 39	Vatne 15	Velle 14	Vik 13	Vinjevold 57	Ytrestølen 28	Øi

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