Græsted Parish, Frederiksborg, Denmark Genealogy

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



History
Both the priest's farmhouse and the school burned on 10 April 1754 and neither Græsted nor its annex at the time, Mårum, have parish records before that time. The kontraministerial records do not begin until 1828. The communion books for the period 1766-1815 as a rule contain yearly lists of those who came to the altar.

In 1711, Græsted was struck by the bubonic plague. The Last Plague in the Baltic Region 1709-1713 part IV chapter 8 deals is titled "Græsted Parish" and is entirely dedicated to how the plague affected Græsted parish. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has a copy of this book. The call number is 940 H2fk.

Place Names
Aggebo Skovhuse, Alme, Alme Englod, Alme Orned, Breddam, Bøllemose,  Dønnevælde,  Faksemose, Fredebo Overdrev, Frydenlund,  Gilbjerg, Græsted, Græsted Overdrev, Græsted Præstemark, Græsted Skovhuse, Græsted Syd,  Holt, Hågendrup, Højehuse,  Lopholm,  Pikkerhuse, Pårup,  Rosmosegaard, Ryttermose,  Snur-om Stokkerup, Strand Esbønderup,  Toftegaard, Tulstrup,  Vestervang,  Øverste Kobbel

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.


 * 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.


 * Help Reading Old Handwriting: 


 * FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available
 * Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
 * Gothic script help links (Danish)


 * Knowing What to Look for Next:


 * To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.

Collections

 * Church Records
 * Kirkebøger - Getting Started
 * Find church books on Arkivalieronline
 * Denmark 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
 * Danish Chancellery - Getting Started!
 * Danish Chancery Court Records
 * Denmark Court Records
 * Military Records
 * Lægdsruller, Danish Military Levying Rolls, is a census of men eligible to join military (1789-1932)
 * What's on Lægdsruller and Søruller
 * Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)


 * Probate Records
 * Registers of Wills in the Danish Chancellory
 * Danish Chancellery - Getting Started!
 * , index and images.

Related Sources
Denmark Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Family History Library Records
Click Denmark, Frederiksborg Recordsfor a full listing of records at the Family History Librarythat 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, Frederiksborg" and then select your parish.