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If there was no breach of the contract, the landowner could not evict the leaseholder. Sometimes the leaseholder's family inherited the lease. | If there was no breach of the contract, the landowner could not evict the leaseholder. Sometimes the leaseholder's family inherited the lease. | ||
==== Land Tenancy Records [Jordebøger og Fæsteprotokoller] ==== | |||
Research use: Good lineage-linking source. Rights to land often came down from father or from father-in-law. Records cover time period before the start of parish registers. | |||
Record type: Records of land or property that is leased. | |||
Time period: 1530 to 1812. | |||
Contents: Name of the person who resided on a specific piece of property, place of his birth. In leaseholding records, the name of the previous lessee is given and if the new lessee is related often that relationship is stated. Terms of the lease are also given. | |||
Location: Provincial archives. | |||
Percentage in Family History Library: About 90 to 95%. | |||
Population coverage: 20%. | |||
Reliability: Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Denmark,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | |||
'''Deed and Mortgage Records [Skøde og Panteprotokoller]''' Some records of land ownership, sales, or transfers begin in the year 1551. These transactions were to be publicized and approved in court and recorded in the court record [tingbog]. However, these records were not regularly kept before 1738. The records contain names of the parties involved, descriptions of land, and date of record. | '''Deed and Mortgage Records [Skøde og Panteprotokoller]''' Some records of land ownership, sales, or transfers begin in the year 1551. These transactions were to be publicized and approved in court and recorded in the court record [tingbog]. However, these records were not regularly kept before 1738. The records contain names of the parties involved, descriptions of land, and date of record. | ||
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After 1738, an alphabetical register of debtors and creditors was mandatory. In the herred and landsting courts, a register of the land involved was also kept. The landsting were discontinued in 1805, and jurisdiction was transferred to the herred and birk (judicial district) courts. | After 1738, an alphabetical register of debtors and creditors was mandatory. In the herred and landsting courts, a register of the land involved was also kept. The landsting were discontinued in 1805, and jurisdiction was transferred to the herred and birk (judicial district) courts. | ||
After the new land registration in 1844, all land transactions were listed in the land records by their ''matrikel'' (registration) number, including land in the cities. These records are available on microfilm in the Family History Library; the originals are available at the respective provincial archives. This record was kept until about 1870. | After the new land registration in 1844, all land transactions were listed in the land records by their ''matrikel'' (registration) number, including land in the cities. These records are available on microfilm in the Family History Library; the originals are available at the respective provincial archives. This record was kept until about 1870. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||