Frederikshavn City Parish, Hjørring, Denmark Genealogy

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


History[edit | edit source]

Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's haven" and it was originally named Fladstrand.
The town is an important traffic portal with its ferry connections to Gothenburg in Sweden and Oslo in Norway.
Frederikshavn's oldest building, Fiskerklyngen, is originally from the mid-16th century.
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Frederikshavn City Parish
Jurisdictions
Stift (diocese) Aalborg Stift
Pastorat (chapelry) Frederikshavn Pastorat
Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 Add here
Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 Hjørring
Herred (district) Add here
Kommune (municipality) Add here
1788 – 1793 Lægd number Add here
1794 – 1869 Lægd number Add here
1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number 5/470
Gods (estate) Notarius publicus; Knivholt gods; Fladstrand gods; Horns Herredsret; Vennebjerg Herredsret; Læsø Herredsret; Byret;
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Place Names[edit | edit source]

Apholmen, Apholmgaard,

Baader,

Deget, Dommergaarden, Døde Anders,

Fiskerklyngen, Flade, Frederikshavn, Frydenstrand,

Græsholm,

Hirsholm, Hirsholmene, Hjellen,

Kovsholm, Krudttaarnet, Kæret, Kølpen,

Lodsgaarden,

Møgholm,

Nordstrand,

Skanse Rønnerne, Sindallund, Skanse,

Tyvholm,

Ungdommens Hus,

Ørnebjerg

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.

  • Surrounding Parishes

Hjørring County: Flade, Hirsholmene

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.
  • 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.
  • Help Reading Old Handwriting:
FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting:
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[edit | edit source]

  • 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)

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]

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