Haugesund Parish, Rogaland, Norway Genealogy
Guide to Haugesund, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
| Haugesund Parish | |
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| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift/Bispedømme/ Diocese |
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| Prosti | add here |
| Len 1599-1660 | Stavanger |
| Amt 1689-1919 | 1662-1682: Stavanger stiftamt, 1682-1919: Stavanger amt |
| Fylke 1919-Present | Rogaland |
| Region | add here |
| Prestegjeld | Haugesund |
| Kommune | add here |
| Skifteretten | add here |
| Tinglag | Torvestad |
| Fogderi | Ryfylke |
| Sorenskriveri | Karmsund |
| Skipreide | add here |
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- Contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Haugesund and Skåre. They were separated from Torvastad clerical district in 1879. Torvastad records begin in 1753. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
- Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Branch: 1850-1952
- Methodist congregation in Haugesund from 1890 to 1892.
Census Records[edit | edit source]
- Censuses 1801 and earlier see Torvastad
- 1865 census for Torvastad/Haugesund Digital Archives
- 1875 census for Torvastad/Haugesund Digital Archives
- 1875 Norway Census, 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
- 1885 census for Haugesund Digital Archives
- 1891: The 1891 census for Haugesund is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
- 1891 Norway Census, 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)
- 1900: The 1900 census for Haugesund is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It contains the persons name, sex, whether resident or temporary resident, those absent from the parish and their location at the time of the census, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
- 1910: The 1910 census for Haugesund is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Land Records[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
For 1666-1795 the probates are found in Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district.
For 1793-1901 they are found in Karmsund judicial district.
1866-1883 probate records Haugesund City judicial district.
The clerical probates for 1692-1812 are found in Karmsund deanery.
Availability[edit | edit source]
Ryfylke og Karmsund judicial district
*1666-1795 Family History Library
*1666-1795 Digitalarkivet
*1666-1815 Probate card indexes sorted by farm name Digitalarkivet
Karmsund judicial district
*1793-1901 Family History Library
*1793-1901 Digitalarkivet.
Karmsund deanery
*1692-1812 Clerical probate records Family History Library
*1692-1812 Digitalarkivet.
Haugesund City judicial district
*1866-1883 Family History Library
*1867-1928 Digitalarkivet
Haugesund judicial district
*1865-1883 Digitalarkivet
Farm Book[edit | edit source]
There is no farm book for Haugesund city.
