Vanylven Parish, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Genealogy

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Guide to Vanylven, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records
Vanylven clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Vanylven and Syvde. Vanylven and Syvde belonged to Volda clerical district from 1589-1741, when Vanylven became its own clerical district for the parishes of Vanylven and Syvde. For earlier records see Volda clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vanylven / Syvde, Vanylven: 1742-1844

Vanylven / Syvde: 1844-1933

Vanylven / Vanylven: 1844-1946

See also Volda clerical district.

Census Records

 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Vanylven clerical district was taken by the local civil authorities and includes the parishes of Vanylven and Syvde. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. (Taken by the Minister) see Volda clerical district.


 * 1701 census see Herøy clerical district.


 * 1801 census for Vanylven clerical district includes the parishes of Vanylven and Syvde and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives.


 * 1865 census for Vanylven (Vannelven) clerical district includes the parishes of Vanylven and Syvde. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digital Archives as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1875 census for Vanylven (Vannelven) clerical district includes the parishes of Vanylven and Syvde. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library and online at Digital Archives.


 * 1891 census for Vanylven Digital Archives.


 * 1900 census for Vanylven (Vannelven) clerical district includes the parishes of Vanylven and Syvde'. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library as well as online at Digital Arhives and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910 census for Vanylven (Vannelven) is available online at Digital Archives as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Sæter, Rangvald Emil, Ættesoge for Vanylven, [Fiskåbygd] : Vanylven sogelag, 1980-1981. A genealogy of the people and a brief history of Vanylven in Møre og Romsdal county. FHL 948.35/v1 D2s Farm name indexes to volumes 1 and 2 are found in the following links. ,

Fiskaa, Haakon Mathias,Bygdebok for Vanylven, Oslo : Gjevi ut av Vanylven sogelag, 1957-1965. A history of Vanylven in Møre og Romsdal county with some genealogy. FHL 948.35/V1 H2f A farm name index to volume 1 is found in the following link.

Farm Names
46 Aaeim 62 Aahaugen 29 Aarstølen 12 Aarøi 47 Aarøi 11 Aarøigjerdet 57 Aasen 56 Almklov lille 55 Almklov store 20 Bakken 34 Bakken 50 Berget 71 Berget 62 Birkelid 31 Brekken nedre 4 Brudevik 17 Bøstranden  58 Duestølen  15 Eide lille 14 Eide store 34 Ekreim 51 Ekreimsæteren  8 Fagrehaugen 11 Fiskaa 3 Flugevaag  66 Gamlesæteren 64 Grofse 49 Gusdalen  69 Halse 32 Hatlebrekken 37 Hatlenes 24 Haugebakkene 11 Haugen 35 Haugen 53 Hellebost nordre 61 Hellebost søndre 71 Holmen 9 Hopegna 6 Hundsnes  59 Kassen 41 Korsneset 38 Kraakenes 70 Kriken 1 Krokedalen 54 Kroken nordre 67 Kroken søndre 2 Krokevik 22 Kviebakke  12 Legene 71 Leitet 60 Liden 27 Lillestølen 26 Lundehaugen 48 Løvolden  36 Maarset 28 Myklebost indre 7 Myklebost ytre 11 Myrset  40 Rot 11 Rumpen 13 Rysten 52 Rysten  25 Seljegjølet 5 Sighaug 3 Sildeviken 33 Skalle 68 Skaret 23 Skjerveim indre 72 Skorge 27 Slaatteliden 43 Slagnes 61 Steinberget 9 Strand indre 19 Stranden 65 Sundalen 25 Sylte 63 Sætrenes 12 Søtland  61 Teigen 71 Teigen 44 Torvik lille og store 60 Trollehaugen 71 Tue 40 Tullebakken 18 Tuneim indre 16 Tuneimsanden 10 Tørlen  24 Vidnes 39 Vik indre 42 Vik ytre 41 Vikebakken  11 Øren

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