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Guide to Farum, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Farum Parish
Jurisdictions
Stift (diocese) Roskilde (Catholic) (Pre-1022-1537), Sjælland (1537-1922), København (1922-1960), Helsingør (1961-Present)
Provsti Ølstykke herreds (Early-1808), Frederiksborg amts (1808-1824), Ølstykke og Horns herreders (1824-1970), Frederiksborg (1970-1973), Hillerød (1973-Present)
Pastorat (chapelry) Farum (Early-1697), Farum-Værløse (1697-Present)
Amtstue Københavns (1660-1805), Frederiksborg (1805-1973)
Len -1662 Københavns
Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 Københavns (1660-1805)
Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 Frederiksborg (1805-1970, 1970-Present)
Lægedistrikt (medical district) Frederiksborg (1831-1915), Frederiksborg lægekreds (1915-1970, 1970-)
Herred (district) Ølstykke
Kommune (municipality) Farum (1842-1970, 1970-Present)
1788 – 1793 Lægd number 19
1794 – 1869 Lægd number 27
1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number 1/112
Gods (estate) Crown Parish


Farum Church

History[edit | edit source]

  • Farum municipality was a municipality in the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.
  • On January 1, 2007 it merged with Værløse municipality to form the new Furesø municipality as a consequence of Denmark's Municipal Reform.[1]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Places[edit | edit source]

Place Names[edit | edit source]

See a Danish Gazetteer for more information about a place.

  • Bregnerød
  • Farum Lillevang
  • Farum Overdrev
  • Farumgaard
  • Fiskebæk
  • Frederiksminde
  • Furesø
  • Haveby
  • Krogvad
  • Ravnsholt
  • Rolighed
  • Stavnsholt
  • Stavnsholt Overdrev
  • Tingbæk
  • Tivoli[2][3]

Estates (godser)[edit | edit source]

An estate (or gods) consists of a manor or main farm (hovedgaard), and the land and other properties owned by the estate.

Surrounding Parishes[edit | edit source]

Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.

Blovstrød, Bistrup, Værløse, Ganløse, Uggeløse

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Farum Kirkegårde
Kaalundsvej 33 B, 3520 Farum
Denmark
Telephone: 70 27 25 85
Email: kontor@farumsogn.dk
Website

Census[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Repositories[edit | edit source]

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Furesø Kommune Stadsarkiv
Kulturtorvet 12
3520 Farum
Denmark
Website

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Farum Bibliotek
Kulturtorvet 12
3520 Farum
Denmark
Email: farumbibliotek@furesoe.dk
Website

Societies[edit | edit source]

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in Denmark.


References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Farum Municipality," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farum_Municipality, accessed 15 June 2018.
  2. Krabsen & Medici. "Krabsens Stednavnebase." http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase/
  3. Trap, J. P., ed. Kongeriget Danmark, 4te ed. Vol.2, Holbæk Amt, København: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, 1920