Froðba Parish, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands Genealogy

Background

 * Froðba (Danish: Frodebø) is a village located farthest out on the north brink of Trongisvágsfjørður, an inlet on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands.
 * The village has eventually merged with the harbour-city of Tvøroyri.
 * Froðba is usually divided into smaller places such as Hamri, Undir Skorum, Støðlunum, Torvheyggur and Bøur.
 * Bøur is usually referred to as "Úti á Bø" the oldest inhabited area in Froðba.
 * Froðba used to have a church which was in Bø but after Froðba merged with the growing nearby town of Tvøroyri, the small church was moved to Tvøroyri, and later as the population grew the church was replaced and moved to Sandvík.
 * Tradition says that Froðba is the oldest village on Suðuroy and in the Faroe Islands.

Place Names
Farm names or small village names within this parish include these place names and variations:
 * Bøur
 * Frodba
 * Hamri
 * Støðlunum
 * Torvheyggur
 * Undir Skorum
 * Úti á Bø

Census Records

 * 1801-1901 Faroe Islands, Denmark, Censuses, 1801-1901 (in Danish) at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1801-1925 Danish Family Search - incomplete indexes
 * Dansk Demografisk Database - incomplete indexes

Church Records

 * 1745-1916 - Suðuroy Kirkjubók, 1745-1916 at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images. Contains church records from Suðuroy nordre and Suðuroy søndre sysler on the Faroe Islands. Includes parishes of Porkeri, Sumba, Hov, Vágur, Hvalba, Froðba, and Fámjin.
 * 1745-1816 - Suðuroyar kirkjubók, 1745-1816 Transcripts of parish registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, engagements, and deaths for Fámjin, Froðba, and Hvalba parishes, of Suðuroy nordre; and Porkeri, Sumba, Vágur, of Suðuroy søndre, Faroe Islands. Also includes a section of transcriptions of all churches of Suðuroy nordre and søndre together. Text in Faroese.

Reading the Records
Because the Faroe Islands were under the jurisdiction of Denmark, many research resources relating to Denmark will be helpful in using Faroe Islands records.
 * Help Reading Danish Records:


 * Denmark Parish Register Headings provides translated examples of parish headings. You will be able to interpret much of what is in the records using these headings. Danish Word List covers typical  terms found in the records. Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Names, Personal.


 * Help Reading Old Handwriting: 


 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available
 * Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
 * Gothic script help links (Danish)


 * Knowing What to Look for Next:


 * To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.