Sønderborg County, Denmark Genealogy

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Sønderborg County

Guide to Sønderborg ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

Sønderborg County is a former province in Denmark, located on the island of Als and the easternmost part of Southern Jutland. Sønderborg County was established in 1920. It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged with three other counties to form South Jutland County. Sønderborg County corresponded geographically to the former Prussian Kreis Sonderburg.

After Denmark surrendered control over Schleswig to Prussia and the Austrian Empire in 1864, the Schleswig island of Ærø was transferred from Augustenborg County to Svendborg County and the island remained Danish. The rest of Augustenborg County was merged with Sønderborg and became Kreis Sonderburg. Sønderborg County and Aabenraa County merged in 1932, forming Aabenraa-Sønderborg County[1].

Records in Sønderborg County may be kept in German as well as Danish.

Jurisdictions

Districts

• Als Nørre Herred
• Als Sønder Herred
• Nybøl Herred

Parishes

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The map below is based on 1880 county/parish boundaries.

• Asserballe
• Augustenborg
• Broager
• Dybbøl
• Egen
• Egernsund
• Havnbjerg
• Hørup
• Kegnæs
• Ketting
• Lysabild
• Nordborg
• Notmark
• Nybøl
• Oksbøl
• Sottrup
• Svenstrup
• Sønderborg City
• Sønderborg Skt. Marie
• Tandslet
• Ulkebøl
• Ullerup

Estates (Gods)

• Augustenborg

Resources

Census

• See Denmark Census for more information.

Church Records

• Slesvigske kirkebogsuddrag(*); Hauch-Fausbøll, Theodor, b. 1879 at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• Church book extractions in Sønderborg at alsnissen.dk - index
• See Denmark Church Records for more information.
• See the parish page for more information.

Civil Registration

• See Denmark Civil Registration for more information.

Court Records

• 1868-1888 Journal, 1868-1888(*); Herredsfogederi (Broager) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• Akthæfter(*); Herredsfogederi (Nordborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

• 1619-1823 Jordebøger for Sønderborg og Nordborg amtstuer, 1619-1823(*); Amtstue (Sønderborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1660-1665 Jordebøger for Sjælland, Lolland-Falster, Fyn-Langeland, og Jylland, 1660-1665(*); Rentekammeret at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1710-1890 Jordebøger, 1710-1890(*); Administrationen (Åbenrå) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1747-1886 Skøde- og panteprotokoller, 1747-1886(*); Augustenborgske gods (Sønderborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1784-1885 Skøde- og panteprotokoller, 1784-1885(*); Bøjskov gods (Åbenrå) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1881-1913 Grundbøger og grundakter, 1881-1913(*); Amtsret (Sønderborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1881-1913 Register af grundbøger og grundakter, Aabenraa-Sønderborg amt, abt. 1881-1913:(*); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. Cataloging Section at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Military Records

• 1789-1792 Denmark, Military Conscription Rolls, 1789-1792 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• See Denmark Military Records for more information.

Probate Records

• 1674-1851 Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1747-1859 Skifteprotokoller, 1747-1859(*); Herredsret (Als Sønder herred) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1784-1867 Skifteprotokoller, 1784-1867(*); Landsarkivet i Åbenraå at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1788-1853 Skifteprotokoller, 1788-1853(*); Grevskabet Reventlow (Sønderborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• See the parish page for more information.

Taxation

• 1779-1867 Regnskaber, 1779-1867(*); Sundewitt Lehn (Sønderborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Repositories

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Research Help

The following articles will help you research your family in Denmark.

• Denmark Guided Research
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• Denmark Online Genealogy Records
• Denmark Online Learning
• Danish Genealogical Word List
• Danish to English Genealogical Word List
• English to Danish Genealogical Word List
• Denmark Handwriting
• Denmark Naming Customs
• Denmark Feast Day Calendars
• Denmark Dates and Calendars