Vester Parish, Vejle, Denmark Genealogy
History
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| Vester Parish | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift (diocese) | Ribe Stift |
| Pastorat (chapelry) | Thyregod-Vester Pastorat |
| Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 | Koldinghus |
| Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 | Vejle |
| Herred (district) | Nørvang |
| Kommune (municipality) | Add here |
| 1788 – 1793 Lægd number | 81 |
| 1794 – 1869 Lægd number | 63 |
| 1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number | 4 / 98 |
| Gods (estate) | Nørvang herreds provsti; Nørvang Herredsret ; Tørrild Herredsret |
Place Names
Katballe,
Lindet, Lindet Krat,
Nørre Risager,
Risager, Rørbæk Mark,
Skovsbøl,
Vester, Vester Mølle, Vesterlund,
Lille Torup
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.
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Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records
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- The vast majority of research you do in Denmark will be in church parish registers, which are held in the Danish State Archives available online at ARKIVALIERONLINE. Select your county and parish from the drop-down lists.
- Help Reading Danish Records:
- 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.
- 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.
- Help Reading Old Handwriting:
- FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting: Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters, Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and Lesson 3: Handwritten Records
- Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
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- FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting: Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters, Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and Lesson 3: Handwritten Records
- Knowing What to Look for Next:
- To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.
Collections
- Church Records
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- Find church books on Arkivalieronline
- Denmark Church Records
- Additionally the following records for this parish have been transcribed and are available for free at http://www.horsboel.dk:
- Give sogn døbte 1700-1814. Give og Øster Nykirke sogne supplement til døbte 1799-1816. Give sogn viede 1700-1814. Give sogn begravede 1700-1814. Give sogn diverse 1700-1814.
- Additionally the following records for this parish have been transcribed and are available for free at http://www.horsboel.dk:
- Census Records
- ARKIVALIERONLINE Census records online
- Censuses - Getting Started
- Denmark Census
- Census digitization/index availability - chart showing progress in census digitizing and indexing per location.
- Court Records
- Military Records
- Lægdsruller, Danish Military Levying Rolls, is a census of men eligible to join military (1789-1932)
- Probate Records
Related Sources
Family History Library Records
Click Denmark, Vejle Records for a full listing of records at the Family History Library, that may be digitized. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you.
Click on "Places within Denmark, Vejle" and then select your parish.
References
-Krabsen & Medici. "Krabsens Stednavnebase."
http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase/, Dec 2011
-Trap, J. P., ed. Kongeriget Danmark, 4d ed. Vol.7, Aarhus og Vejle Amt,
København: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, 1920