Sankt Laurentii a. Föhr Parish, Schleswig-Holstein 

Introduction:
Föhr is a north Frisian Island situated on the west coast of the old duchy of Schleswig, about 20 km south of the German-Danish border. The island covers an area of 82 sq.km, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants.

Census
1845 Census: Sankt Laurentii - Film numbers 039249 and 039280 in the Family History Library film collection.

Internet Sources:
The Ferring Stiftung Museum is dedicated to preserving books, microfilm, photographes, and documents relating to Föhr. Holdings of the archive can be accessed here.

Sources in Print:
Braren, Lorenz and Lorenzen, Johann. Geschlechter-Reihen St. Laurentii-Föhr. [Genealogies, house records, and church history of the Protestant parish of St. Laurentii-Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). [FHL 943.512/F3 D2b and 943.512/F3 D2b pt. 1a, 2, and 3].

Nissen, Harald and Christian Kiesbye. Der Kirchhof St. Laurentii in Süderende auf der Insel Föhr. Niebüll: Mussack Unternehmung GmbH, 2008. (Published by Ev. luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Laurentii in Süderende). Contains inscriptions from old tombstones in the church cemetery. These surnames and others are included: Jappen, Brarens, Marcussen, Jungrörden, Ketelsen, Flohr, Faltings, Roeloffs, Arfsten, Matthias Petersen, Volkerts, Ocke Johannen, Hinrichsen, Olefs, and Früdden.