Tversted Parish, Hjørring, Denmark Genealogy
Guide to Tversted, Hjørring, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Contents
History[edit | edit source]
Tversted parish also contained Sørig parish until Sørig became its own independent parish in 2010.[1]
Tversted Parish | |
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Jurisdictions | |
Stift (diocese) | Aalborg Stift |
Pastorat (chapelry) | Tversted-Uggerby |
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) | Nørre Elkjær gods |
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Hanne Vinter Henriksen has abstracted the parish records from 1688 until 1814. These can be accessed by clicking here.
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 Tversted
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, Tversted Rimmer, Taagaard
Vadet, Varimgaard, Vejgaard, Vester Tversted, Vesterklit, Vibeslette, Volhøj, Vaagholt
Ødegaard, Østenkær, Østenkærgaard, Øster Tversted, 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 Genealogical Word List covers typical terms found in the records. Denmark Feast Day Calendars will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Personal Names.
- 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 Genealogical Word List covers typical terms found in the records. Denmark Feast Day Calendars will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Personal Names.
- Help Reading Old Handwriting:
- 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.
- ↑ Wikipedia Contributors. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, "Sørig", https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8rig, accessed 26 May 2020.