Låge Estate, Vejle, Denmark Genealogy

Låge is a Danish estate headquartered in Sindbjerg parish. It held land in Vejle, Skanderborg, Ribe, and Ringkøbing counties.

History
Låge is an old manor, which dates back to the 16th century. Here the farm was owned by the Skeel. Later, the farm came to the genus Juul, and from Hans Juul Låge went to Jens Jørgensen Jelling in 1678, whose widow, Anne Nielsdatter Obling, later married Bishop Ancher Anchersen.

After the death of Anne Nielsdatter Obling in 1703, the estate was purchased by Ditlev Brockdorff, who was succeeded by his son-in-law, Hieronymus de la Mare. In 1723 he transferred Låge to Rasmus Leth, whose son in 1748 sold the estate to Søren Fogh. Søren Fogh sold off large portions of the estate's land before disposing of the main parcel to Christian von Bülow.

In general, Låge's history in the 18th century was characterized by the fact that the farm was often bought and sold to new owners, and thus was not like many other manors owned by one family. The trend continued partly up to the 19th century, but the owners retained the farm for longer periods than had been the case in the last century. 1

Probate Records
Probate records from Stovgård estate survive from 1723 until 1767. Facsimiles of the originals can be viewed on Arivalieronline by clicking here and the index is available by clicking here. Erik Brejl has also abstracted these records and they can be accessed by clicking here.

Land Records
Copyhold deeds (fæsteprotokol) for Låge estate survive from 1724 until 1767. These record each person who bound himself to a house or farm, give their place of birth, and their relationship to the previous tenant, if any. Facsimiles of the originals can be viewed on Arkivalieronline by clicking here and the index is available by clicking here. Erik Brejl has also abstracted these records and they can be accessed by clicking here.

In order to keep track of the dues peasants and cottagers owed, Låge created multiple land registration lists (jordebøger). These lists name head of household and lists either their annual dues, the value of the land they leased, or both. Erik Brejl has abstracted these lists and they are available on his website. They can also be accessed at the above link.

Estate Owners
The following is a list of estate owners up until 1919. For privacy reasons, owner after this date have not been listed. Sometimes the name of an estate owner is given on a tax list rather than the name of the estate proper. When that happens use this list, to determine if Låge is the estate being referred to.

1406: Niels Andersen Skeel 1459: Henneke Nielsen Skeel 1500: Palle Juel 1538-1590: Peder Juel 1544-1595: Jørgen Juel 1595-1601: Albert Friis 1601-1626: Anne Friis 1626-1644: Dorthe Kaas, nee Juul 1656: Jørgen Juul  -1670: Markor Rodsteen  -1670: Rudolf von Offenberg  -1678: Hans Juul 1678-1679: Jens Jørgensen Jelling 1679- : Anne Nielsdatter Obling first married Jelling then married Anchersen  -1701: Ancher Anchersen 1701-1703: Anne Nielsdatter Obling first married Jelling then married Anchersen 1703- : Ditlev Brockdorff  -1723: Hieronymus de la Mare 1723- : Rasmus Christian Leth  -1748: Christian Leth 1748-1767: Søren Laursen Fogh 1767-1775: Christian Frederik von Bülow 1775-1778: Jakob Kruse 1778-1781: Elisabeth Marie Kruse, nee Winding 1781-1784: Hans Hansen 1784-1788: Peder Høyberg 1788-1790: Iver Hansen 1790-1791: Christian Wormskiold 1791-1792: The heirs of Christian Wormskiold 1792-1795: Johannes Aagaard 1795-1798: Søren Holst 1795-1798: Anders Holst 1798-1803: Jonas Poder 1803-1807: Sønnike Møller 1807-1810: Bodil Møller, nee Hartvigsdatter 1810-1838: Peter Jørgensen Alsted 1838-1849: Holger Petersen 1849-1869: C. Krogh 1869-1877: Hansen 1877-1892: Ulbech 1892-1913: Peter Andersen 1913-1930: J. Jespersen

Estate Properties
Because estates were private property they do not fit perfectly within any government jurisdiction such as a parish or county. The following is a table of places where Låge estate owned at least some of the property. If your ancestor lived in one of these hamlets you may want to check and see if they belonged to Låge estate.