Avlum Parish, Ringkøbing, Denmark Genealogy
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| Avlum Parish | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift (diocese) | Viborg Stift |
| Pastorat (chapelry) | Aulum-Hodsager Pastorat |
| Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 | Lundenæs |
| Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 | Ringkøbing |
| Herred (district) | Hammerum |
| Kommune (municipality) | Add here |
| 1788 – 1793 Lægd number | 46 |
| 1794 – 1869 Lægd number | 36 |
| Gods (estate) | Add here |
Place Names:
Asbæk Hede, Aulum, Aulum Plantage, Aulum Gammel- Aulumhuse, Avlum,
Bjergby, Brohus, Dalgaard,
Damgaard, Damtoft,
Frederiksberg,
Gabs, Gjethus, Gravlund, Gravlund Sande, Gravlundhøje, Grønkjær,
Holt, Høgild,
Jersild,
Kikkenborg, Kilde, Kirkebæk, Krathuse, Kronborg, Kærgaard,
Ladegaarden, Langbo, Lergrav, Lergaard, Lindholt, Ljørring, Lundby, Lundgaard, Løvenå,
Mikkelborg, Momhøj, Mosegaard,
Neb, Næb,
Præstegaard, Pugs Hussted,
Risumgaard, Rotvig, Rugbjerg,
Sandgaard, Saphøj Plantage, Skjerk, Skjerk Plantage, Skralhus, Skærbæk, Skærbækmølle, Solgaard, Solhøj, Spegebjerg, Storgaard, Storåen, Stovbæk, Stovbæk Krat,
Tavlborg Høje, Tohøje, Tophøje, Troelstrup, Troelstrup Mose, Tved,
Var / Vahr / Værn / Vargde, Varhede, Varhedebakke, Vejhus, Vesterly, Vrå,
Åby, Åbygde, Ågaard,
Østergaard
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- Denmark Parish Register Headings provides translated examples of parish headings. You will be able to interpret much of what is in the records using these headings. Danish Word List covers typical terms found in the records. Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Names, Personal.
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References:
-Krabsen & Medici. "Krabsens Stednavnebase."
http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase/,
-Trap, J. P., ed. Kongeriget Danmark, 4te ed. Vol.8, Ringkøbing Amt,
København: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, 1928