Masfjorden (Sandnes) Parish, Hordaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hordaland County &gt; Masfjorden

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the Family History Library for Masfjorden clerical district. Contains parish registers for the parishes Masfjorden, Frøyset, and Solheim. Masfjorden was separated from Lindås clerical district in 1875. For earlier records see Lindås clerical district. Records available for 1851-1913.

Images of digitized parish records available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Masfjorden:1851-1891

Masfjorden/Masfjorden: 1876-1939

Masfjorden/Solheim: 1882-1896

For earlier records see Lindås.

Census Records
For early census records see Lindås


 * 1900 Census Masfjorden clerical district included the parishes of Frøyset and Solheim. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 274322. It is online at Digitalarkivet as 1900-telling for 1266 Masfjordens.


 * 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
Nordland, Lars, Masfjordboki, Bergen : A.S. Centraltrykkeriet, 1973-1979. Bergen : A.S. Centraltrykkeriet, 1973-1979. A genealogy of the people and their farms and a history of Masfjorden, Hordaland, Norway. FHL 948.32/M2 D2m A farm name index to this book is found in the following link.

Farm Names
24	Aadnekvamme 31	Aamundsbotn 28	Anvik 16	Arekletten 10	Bakken 22	Bersvik 11	Birkeland 29	Bogen 18	Duesund 33	Elvik 7	Frøisæter 3	Hatlevik 1	Haugen 14	Haugen 1	Haugsdal ytre 4	Haugsøen 17	Holsnøen 34	Hope 34	Hopslien 14	Hosteland 14	Hærøen 32	Kvamme 12	Kvamsdal 37	Kvinge nordre 36	Kvingedal 21	Lauvik 13	Løveid 35	Mjøanger 19	Molland 27	Nørland 2	Rambjør 15	Raunøen 20	Reknes 20	Reknesøen 5	Risnes 30	Sandnes 23	Skjeggedal 9	Slidre lille 8	Tangedal 6	Torsvik 26	Totland 25	Totlandsvik

Probate Records
1702-1910: Records are found in Nordhordaland judicial district.

1773-1810: Clerical probate records are found in Nordhordaland Deanery.