Vindafjord Kommune

Population: 4,909

Land Area: 444 square kilometers

Kommune Center: Sandeid

Kommune address: Vindafjord Kommune; Postboks 53; 4210 Vikedal

Kommune web site: http://www.vindafjord.kommune.no/

Links

Vindafjord Kommue

New Bygdebøker

The new Skjold bygdebøker (4 volumes) are now available. They can be obtained through either the Vindafjord Kommune (phone 53 76 12 00) or Tysvær (phone 52 77 06 20). The cost is NOK 390 per volume plus postage and handling. Nils Ostrem can give further information.

Parishes

Imsland - records since 1737

Sandeid - records since 1737

Lag Members

Brian Larson, email of blarson@pcii.net, ancestor Halvor Larson from the hagen subfarm of Helgaland just north of Sandied who emigrated in 1869 to Des Moines IA. Halvor married Berta from the Sandvik farm in Kvinnherad Kommuner.

Historielag

 Skjold og Vats Sogelag; c/o Torbjørn Espeland; 5574 Skjold
 
 

Books

Soga om Vats, Gard og ætt i gamle Vats; by Nils Dybdal-Holthe, 1984.

Vats, Personregister til Soga om Vats Gard og ætt; by Jørg Eirik Waula, 1996.

Farms

Imsland church on Vindafjord

Farm names from Vats: Alvseike, Aurdal, Bakkevold, Blikra, Bredal, Eide, Eikanes, Eikeland, Eikesdal, Frøland, Gjerde, Haraldstveit, Hustoft, Indreland, Koltveit, Krakk, Kårhus, Landa, Lyngnes, Nesheim, Nising, Nordtveit, Ohm, Raunes, Sandnes, Sjurseike, Skjervheim, Skrunes, Slottenaut, Slottenølle, Spartveit, Stillufseike, Stokka, Stokkedal, Stråtveit, Stølsvik, Svantesvold, Sørhus, Sørtveit, Tjeltveit, Torstveit, Tørresdal, Vatne, Vatnekvam, Velde, Vestvold, Øvreveit.

Farm names from Tysvær Vol 4 "Skjoldastraumen": Svinali nedra, Svinali øvra, Romsaland, Apalvik, Klubben, Straum, Dueland, Gaupås, Erland, Bjoland, Sponavik, Saga, Ikdal, Munkhus, Øygarden, Finshus, Mehus, Håland, Østenstad, Bådsvik, Hesthammar, Linanger, Kreppene nordre, Kreppene midtre, Kreppene søre, Yrkje, Yrkjevågen, Austerli, Stølsvik, and Breidal.

Farm names from Tysvær Vol 5 "Grinde": Vårå, Nes, Nesheim, Fikstveit, Steinbru, Vatland, Stakland, Aukland, Brattestø, Søvik, Årek, Aursland, Våg, Tveit indra, Sundfør, and Lilland.

Farm names from "Skjold I" in Vindafjord: Håvik, Tosvoll, Haganes, Haga, Dalen, Amdal, Dagsland, Mortveit, Fjellheim, Kalvaland, Svinakleiv, Ersland, Li, Vestrå, Meland, Kalstveit, Haraldseid, Vågen søre (Vågane), Malasete, Asbjørnshaug, Hokel, and Risanger.

Farm names from "Skjold II" in Vindafjord": Skjold prestegard, Vikjå, Smedscik (Beitå), Eggja, Solheim, Tveit, Austrheim øvra, Rossabø, Elleflot, Austrheim nedra, Haugen, Sørhus, Bjerga, Frøvik, Skogen nordre, Skogen søre, Kyrkjeteig, Longalandsvik, Longaland, Hamn and Hatlastad.

Other

Seeking information on Jørgine (Julia) Ingebretsdatter, born 20 March 1858 in Nedstrand, Rogaland. She was married on 4 February 1881 to J. K. Johanson. They had a farm in Jeffers, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. They had at least 5 children: Edward, Josef, Clarence, Bertha, and Carrie. Her sisters, Berta Johanne, born 24 January 1840; and Olena born 7 October 1852 had both died by 1920. These three sisters were the daughters of Ingebret Ommundsen Selhammer and Ragnild Jørgensdatter of Nedstrand. Contact: Signe Thunestvedt, Revefaret 5, 3370 Vikersund, Norway.

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