Ribe County, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Ribe ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Established in the first decade of the eighth century and first attested in a document dated 854; Ribe is the oldest extant town in Denmark and in Scandinavia. The town celebrated its 1300th anniversary in 2010. 

Archives, Societies, and Libraries
Many records from places in Ribe County are held by the Danish State Archives in Viborg. Records are also available from the State Archives' website ArkivalierOnline.

Census Records

 * 1834 - at FamilySearch - images
 * 1835 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1840 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1845 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1850 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1855 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1890 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1901 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1906 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1911 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1916 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1921 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1930 - at FamilySearch - index and images.

Districts

 * Anst Herred
 * Gørding Herred
 * Malt Herred
 * Ribe Herred
 * Skast Herred
 * Slavs Herred
 * Vester Horne Herred
 * Øster Horne Herred

How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Information
Instructions for finding records are found on the individual parish pages, linked to the clickable map and parish list below. .

Parishes
Click here for a color-blind friendly version of this map

The map below is based on 1880 county/parish boundaries.

Church Records

 * 1484-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

 * 1789-1792 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

 * 1674-1851 - at FamilySearch — index and images