Copenhagen Probate Jurisdictions

This register contains records from seven probate courts of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

The records in this register are listed alphabetically by the following courts:

1. Borgretten (Civil Court)

Records:

Skifteprotokol
Konceptskifter
Skiftebreve

2. Generalauditøren (Military Court: commissioned officers of the Army)

Records:

Skifteprotokoller

3. Hof- og Stadsretten (Royal and City Courts)

Records:

Forseglingsprotokol
Registeringsprotokol
Behandlingsprotokol
Dokumenter til ordinære Boer

These records are divided into nine different classes. The occupation of the person determined which class the probate would be filed under. All classes should be checked to make the search thorough.

Klasse 1. Higher civil servants and commissioned officers of the armed services.
Klasse 2. Other civil servants.
Klasse 3. Clergy, professors, students, etc. working for schools, hospitals, and the church.
Klasse 4. Citizens of higher reputations and wealth, ie: wholesale dealers, bakers, etc.
Klasse 5. Artists, tradesmen, journeymen, etc.
Klasse 6. People of no means.
Klasse 7. Servants
Klasse 8. Enlisted men in the Navy and persons in the merchant marines.
Klasse 9. Enlisted men in the army.

4. Hofretten

Konceptskifter
Løse Skiftdokumenter
Samfrændeskifter
Kommissionsskifte
Komminssionsskiftebreve
Eksekutorskifter
Skifte-maalssager
Værergemaalssager

5. Land - Over - samt Hof - og Stadrettens Skiftekomission (Supreme, royal and city court's probate commission)

These records are divided into nine different classes. The occupation of the person determines which class the probate would be filed under. All classes should be checked to make the search thorough.

Records:

Forseglingsprotokol
Registreringsprotokol
Behandlingsprotokol
Dokumenter til ordinære Boer

Klasse 1. Higher civil servants and commissioned officers of the armed services.
Klasse 2. Other civil servants.
Klasse 3. Clergy, professors, students, etc. working for schools, hospitals, and the church.
Klasse 4. Citizens of higher reputations and wealth, ie: wholesale dealers, bakers, etc.
Klasse 5. Artists, tradesmen, joumymen, etc.
Klasse 6. People of no means.
Klasse 7. Servants
Klasse 8. Enlisted men in the Navy and persons in the merchant marines.
Klasse 9. Enlisted men in the army.

Gældsbog
Decisionsprotokol
Repartitionsprotokol
Kvitteringsbog
Erklæringsprotokol
Korrespondanceprotokol
Hovedbog
Kassebog
Anmeldelsesprotokol-Hvidebog
Eksekutor-og Kommissarieskifter Samfrændeskiftebreve

6. Magistrats Skiftekommission (City Court)

Forseglingsprotokol
Registeringsprotokol
Behandlingsprotokol
Konceptskifter
Skiftebreve
Dokumenter

7. Underadmiralitetsretten (Naval Court)

Various probate and guardian accounts and documents. Probates for Naval personnel with the rank of Captain and ranks lower.

Skiftebog
Formynderibog
Skiftecharteques

References

Register to Copenhagen probate records Compiled by Arla V. Nielson for GSU, 1965. FS Library Intl. 599139 it. 1