Mygdal Parish, Hjørring, Denmark Genealogy
Guide to Mygdal, Hjørring, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
History[edit | edit source]
A Bjergby-Mygdal historical society is publishing histories of each of the farms in those two parishes and these often contain helpful genealogical information. Their website can be accessed by clicking here.
| Mygdal Parish | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift (diocese) | Aalborg Stift |
| Pastorat (chapelry) | Bjergby-Mygdal Pastorat |
| Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 | Åstrup |
| Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 | Hjørring |
| Herred (district) | Vennebjerg |
| Kommune (municipality) | Add here |
| 1788 – 1793 Lægd number | 11 |
| 1794 – 1869 Lægd number | 11 |
| 1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number | 5/492 |
| Gods (estate) | Baggesvogn gods; Odden gods; Villerup gods; Stensbæk gods; |
Place Names[edit | edit source]
Barkholt, Bavnehøje, Beisbak, Bondhøj
Carlsminde
Dalene, Dalsgaard, Degnbøl
Egaas Bakke, Elgaard, Ellelund
Fælledgaard
Galgebakke, Grøntved, Gødgaard, Gødgaard Bæk, Gøggaard Mølle, Gøggaardsmark
Hammersholt, Hebelstrup, Hesthave, Holtegaard, Hoven, Hummelkrog, Hvidegaard, Højtved
Kabbeltved, Karlsminde, Klodske, Klodskegaard, Kobbersholt, Krøgholt
Lilholt, Lille Grøntved, Lyngsig
Mygdal, Mygdal Hede, Mygdal Mejeriby, Myrebakke
Ny Barkholt, Nyeng, Nørhede, Nørre Træholt
Odden, Odden Mark, Odden Møllegaard, Odden Skov
Rambæk, Ravnehøj, Rentekammer, Retholt, Riskær, Rødemølle, Rødemølle Bæk
Skallerup Indlandsklitter, Skarndal, Skoven, Skovsmose, Slettingen, Stenshede, Svibjerg, Søndermarken
Tagsighede, Tagsighedegaard, Tiphøj, Trompgaard, Træholt, Tyvhøje, Taaghøj
Uslev, Uslev Mark
Vandkær, Vestergaard, Vrangager
Østergaard
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.
- Surrounding Parishes
Hjørring amt: Asdal, Astrup, Bindslev, Bjergby, Sindal, 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.
