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As probates are most likely to be used before 1814, and most Danes before that time were tenant farmers, you will probably spend most of your time searching the probate records of the various estates. <br> <br> | As probates are most likely to be used before 1814, and most Danes before that time were tenant farmers, you will probably spend most of your time searching the probate records of the various estates. <br> <br> | ||
The | The Family History Library has an excellent collection of probate records from many areas of Denmark. These are listed in the catalog under DENMARK, COUNTY, PARISH - PROBATE RECORDS. Most records have separate name indexes in either the beginning or the end of the record. Also check the catalog under DENMARK, [COUNTY], [HERRED] - PROBATE RECORDS. This will bring up most of the possible places a probate for your ancestor might be if he or she died in that parish, but it will not bring all of them up. Some estates either do not have surviving probates or their probates were not filmed by the GSU (now FamilySearch). Additionally, FamilySearch has most of the probates recorded by the [[Danish Amtstue| amtstue]], but they will not appear in this search. To find those you will need to identify the correct amtstue (which often has the same name as the amt) and then search for records created by that amtstue specifically in either FamilySearch or [https://www.sa.dk/da/ Daisy.] <br> | ||
Some wonderful indexes have been prepared to these various records by the Land Archive for Sjælland and are found both at Landsarkivet and the | Some wonderful indexes have been prepared to these various records by the Land Archive for Sjælland and are found both at Landsarkivet and the Family History Library on microfiche, the most extensive index being for the Forseglingsprotokoller: | ||
*Forseglingsprotokoller 1720-1919 ( | *Forseglingsprotokoller 1720-1919 (FHL fiche 6030293-60401670).<br> | ||
*Ordinære boer 1660-1771 ( | *Ordinære boer 1660-1771 (FHLfiche 6030251-6030255).<br> | ||
*Konceptskrifter [draft probates] 1660-1771 ( | *Konceptskrifter [draft probates] 1660-1771 (FHL fiche 6030238-6030250).<br> | ||
*Behandlingsprotokoller 1715-1771 ( | *Behandlingsprotokoller 1715-1771 (FHL fiche 6030233-6030237).<br> | ||
*Samfrændskifter [relative probates] 1771-1810 ( | *Samfrændskifter [relative probates] 1771-1810 (FHL fiche 6030270-6030271).<br> | ||
*Eksekutorboer [executor estate] 1790-1919 ( | *Eksekutorboer [executor estate] 1790-1919 (FHL fiche 6030256-6030269).<br> | ||
==== Copenhagen: 1670-1771 ==== | ==== Copenhagen: 1670-1771 ==== | ||
There were 13 different probate courts in Copenhagen. See the article [[Copenhagen Probate Jurisdictions]] for details. The four largest were the following: | There were 13 different probate courts in Copenhagen. See the article [[Copenhagen Probate Jurisdictions]] for details. The four largest were the following: | ||
#'''Magistrats skiftekommission, 1681-1781''' - Magistrate's probate commission, also called Byretten {''city court''). These records are for the commoners of the city. Index on | #'''Magistrats skiftekommission, 1681-1781''' - Magistrate's probate commission, also called Byretten {''city court''). These records are for the commoners of the city. Index on FHL film 0045256 and 0044771, records on films 0044772-0045255. | ||
#'''Hofretten, 1679-1771''' - Castle Court. This court was for high civil officials. Index, | #'''Hofretten, 1679-1771''' - Castle Court. This court was for high civil officials. Index, FHL film 0044596; probates FHL films 0044597¬0044688. | ||
#'''Borgretten, 1682-1771''' - Citizen Court. This court was for the lower civil officials and employees. General index | #'''Borgretten, 1682-1771''' - Citizen Court. This court was for the lower civil officials and employees. General index FHL film 0044689 probate records FHL films 0044690-0044770. | ||
#'''Underadmiralitetsretten, 1670-1779''' - Lower Admiralty Court. For naval non-commissioned officers (rank below captain). Records on | #'''Underadmiralitetsretten, 1670-1779''' - Lower Admiralty Court. For naval non-commissioned officers (rank below captain). Records on FHL films 0048030¬0048113. | ||
Other probate court records for this time period that have not been filmed include the following: | Other probate court records for this time period that have not been filmed include the following: | ||
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==== Copenhagen: 1771-1861 ==== | ==== Copenhagen: 1771-1861 ==== | ||
Most probate records in Copenhagen for this time period were handled by a single probate commission. For the period 1771-1803 they are listed under the '''Stadsretten''' (City Court; | Most probate records in Copenhagen for this time period were handled by a single probate commission. For the period 1771-1803 they are listed under the '''Stadsretten''' (City Court; FHL films 0045257-0046190) and from 1804-1862 under the '''Landsretten''' (Land Court; FHL films 0046191¬0048027). These records are divided in two ways: by record type (see above under indexes) and then by classification.<br> | ||
Within each record type there are nine groupings as to the classification of those for whom a probate was held (the catalog does not show which groups are on which film, so you may wish to consult the book, Register of Danish estate probates:Copenhagen county, 1701-1820; | Within each record type there are nine groupings as to the classification of those for whom a probate was held (the catalog does not show which groups are on which film, so you may wish to consult the book, Register of Danish estate probates:Copenhagen county, 1701-1820; FHL book 948.911 P23c; film 0599138, item 3). <br> I. High civil officials and commissioned officers <br> II. Other civil officials, clerks, secretaries,book keepers, etc. <br> III.Clergy, professors, students, and workers at schools, hospitals, and the church<br> IV. Citizens of higher reputation and wealth <br> V. Artist, tradesmen, etc. <br> VI. Persons of no great means <br> VII. Servants <br> VIII. Enlisted men of the navy and merchant marines <br> IX. Enlisted men of the army. <br> | ||
==== Copenhagen: 1861-1912 ==== | ==== Copenhagen: 1861-1912 ==== | ||
The nine classifications from the earlier period were regrouped into six. Class III was grouped with Class II. Classes VII-IX were combined to a new Class III. These later records were listed under the title '''Den kongelige Lands-over- samt Hof og Stadsret i København''' (The royal provincial, as well as castle and city court in Copenhagen; | The nine classifications from the earlier period were regrouped into six. Class III was grouped with Class II. Classes VII-IX were combined to a new Class III. These later records were listed under the title '''Den kongelige Lands-over- samt Hof og Stadsret i København''' (The royal provincial, as well as castle and city court in Copenhagen; FHL films 0520496¬0521527,0517662-0517794).<br> | ||
The '''Reparitionsprotokol''' [restitution records] from 1863¬1910 are filed separately ( | The '''Reparitionsprotokol''' [restitution records] from 1863¬1910 are filed separately (FHL film 0517795¬0517840), as are a set of records called '''Børn og hospitalslemmer''' (Children and hospital inmates; FHL film 0517868-0517897).<br> | ||
=== Wills and Indexes (''Testamentprotokoller med Indexer'') === | === Wills and Indexes (''Testamentprotokoller med Indexer'') === | ||
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== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
*'''1674 - 1851''' {{ | *'''1674 - 1851''' {{RecordSearch|2026233|Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851}} at FamilySearch — index and images | ||
*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/denmark.htm Mary's Genealogy Treasures - Denmark] | *[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/denmark.htm Mary's Genealogy Treasures - Denmark] | ||
*[http://www.faesterogskifter.dk/ Faester og Skifter - Copyhold and Probates] Danske Slægtsforskere Odense | *[http://www.faesterogskifter.dk/ Faester og Skifter - Copyhold and Probates] Danske Slægtsforskere Odense | ||
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