Tværsted Parish, Hjørring, Denmark Genealogy
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Guide to Tværsted, Hjørring, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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History[edit | edit source]
(Write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)
| Tværsted Parish | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift (diocese) | Aalborg Stift |
| Pastorat (chapelry) | Tversted-Uggerby Pastorat |
| Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 | Aastrup |
| Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 | Hjørring |
| Herred (district) | Horns |
| Kommune (municipality) | Add here |
| 1788 – 1793 Lægd number | 4 |
| 1794 – 1869 Lægd number | 4 |
| 1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number | 5/473 |
| Gods (estate) | Horns herreds provsti; Nørre Elkjær gods; Horns Herredsret; Vennebjerg Herredsret; Frederikshavn Byret |
Place Names[edit | edit source]
Altona
Bangsager, Barkholt Plantage, Bjerget, Blødegrøft
Degnbjerg, Diget, Donnerbjerg
Elkær Huse, Elkær Mark, Elkær Mose, Elkær Mølle, Ellebakke
Flodbæk, Fællesmose
Gammel Vaagholt, Gammelgaard, Gaardbo Sø, Gøgsig, Gøgsig Mark
Havegaard, Havehuset, Havgaard, Hedehave, Horsnab, Hvarrebakke, Hvarrerende, Hytten, Høngaard
Kirkeby, Klitstuen, Klitten, Kærholt
Lille Gøgsig, Lille Skovlund, Lille Tuen, Lille Vaagholt, Lynggaard, Lærkegaarden
Mellemklit, Mellemrimmer, Mosegaard, Moserende, Maagen, Mølbak
Nygaard, Nykær, Nørre Elkær, Nørre Horsnab, Nørre Tværsted
Pindbakke, Porsdal
Ravklit, Rimmerne
Signesminde, Skovgaard, Skovlund, Skram, Slottet, Slynge, Sovkrog Bæk, Store Gøgsig, Storgaard, Søndenaaen, Søndermarke, Sørig, Sørig Enge, Sørig Enggaard, Sørig Mose
Tannisbo, Tannisby, Tannishus Fiskerleje, Terpet, Terpet Hede, Terpet Møllegaard, Terpetgaard, Toftegaard, Tranegaarden, Trynmose, Trynmosegaard, Trynaa, Tuen, Tuengaard, Tversted, Tversted Søer, Tversted Aa, Tværsted Rimmer, Taagaard
Vadet, Varimgaard, Vejgaard, Vester Tværsted, Vesterklit, Vibeslette, Volhøj, Vaagholt
Ødegaard, Østenkær, Østenkærgaard, Øster Tværsted, Østerklit, Østerskov
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.
- Surrounding Parishes
Hjørring amt: Bindslev, Mosbjerg, Råbjerg, Uggerby
Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- 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.
- 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: Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters, Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and Lesson 3: Handwritten Records
- Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
- Gothic script help links (Danish)
- FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting: Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters, Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and Lesson 3: Handwritten Records
- Knowing What to Look for Next:
- To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.
Collections[edit | edit source]
- 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
- Military Records
- Lægdsruller, Danish Military Levying Rolls, is a census of men eligible to join military (1789-1932)
- Probate Records
Related Sources[edit | edit source]
Family History Library Records[edit | edit source]
Click Denmark, Hjørring Records for a full listing of records at the Family History Library, that 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, Hjørring" and then select your parish.
References[edit | edit source]
- Krabsen & Medici. "Krabsens Stednavnebase." <http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase/>, Dec 2011.
- Trap, J. P., ed. Kongeriget Danmark, 4th ed. Vol. 5, Hjørring, Thisted, Aalborg, Viborg og Randers Amter. København: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, 1901.
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