Bredsten Parish, Vejle, Denmark Genealogy
History
| Bredsten Parish | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift (diocese) | Haderslev Stift |
| Pastorat (chapelry) | Bredsten |
| Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 | Koldinghus |
| Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 | Vejle |
| Herred (district) | Tørring |
| Kommune (municipality) | Add here |
| 1788 – 1793 Lægd number | 70 |
| 1794 – 1869 Lægd number | 49,50 |
| 1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number | 3 / 252 - 253 |
| Gods (estate) | Kjeldkær gods; Haraldskær gods; Engelsholm gods; Fårupgård gods; Låge gods |
Tax Records
- 1678: A poll & cattle tax exists and can be accessed by clicking here.
- 30 March 1687: A poll & cattle tax exists. The priest's copy can be accessed by clicking here.
- 1 January 1699: A consumption, family, & domestic servant tax exists and can be accessed by clicking here.
- 1 January 1700: A consumption, family, & domestic servant tax exists and can be accessed by clicking here.
Place Names
Balle, Balle Mark, Bavngaarde, Bredsten, Bredstenlund,
Haraldskær Fabrik,
Kjeldkær, Kærbølling, Kærbølling Huse,
Lildfrost,
Ollerup,
Ravning, Ravning Skov,
Stensgaard, Søskov,
Tørskind,
Vingsted, Vingsted Mølle
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.
- Surrounding Parishes
Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records
- Free Online Database:
- 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.
- 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:
- Knowing What to Look for Next:
- To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.
Collections
- Church Records
- 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
FamilySearch Library Records
Click Denmark, Vejle Records for a full listing of records at the FamilySearch 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