Sandnes Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Rogaland  County &gt; Sandnes

Church Records
Records begin in 1691. Sandnes was then a parish in Høyland clerical district] along with Høyland with Sviland chapel and Soma. Soma was discontinued in 1839 and was from then on included in Høyland parish. Sandnes became its own parish in 1880 and its own clerical district in 1914. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Høyland: 1691-1825


 * Høyland / Høyland: 1825-1924


 * Høyland / Sandnes: 1878-1911


 * Høyland / Høyland, Sandnes: 1878-1888

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. A database of this census is available at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1701: The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.Mantallet (Census) 1701 for Stavanger Amt (Rogaland County)

Probate Records
1666-1822: Probate records will be in the Jæren og Dalane judicial district.

1823-1896: Probate records will be in the Jæren judicial district.

1823-1896: Clerical probate records will be in the Jæren Deanery.

The probate records usually contain the date of probate, name of the deceased, names of heirs, guardians and trustees, inventory lists, land and holdings, and other miscellaneous information.

Farm Book
Although Sandnes is now a city and does not have a farm book, there is history of the beginning of Sandnes city and the families who settled there.

Aurenes, Ola, "Det eldste Sandnes, bidrag til byens forhistorie," Stavanger, Norway: i kommisjon hos Johs. Floor, 1935. 948.31/S2 H2a FHL INTL Book