Præstø County, Denmark Genealogy
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Guide to Præstø ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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History[edit | edit source]
Præstø County (Danish: Præstø Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the southern part of Zealand. It was established in 1750 as a merger between Tryggevælde County and Vordingborg County. Møn County was added in 1803. It was abolished in 1970, merging with Maribo County to form Storstrøm County. You can find more information at the Wikipedia article Præstø County.
Archives, Societies, and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Many records from places in Præstø County are held by the Danish State Archives in Copenhagen. Records are also available from the State Archives' website ArkivalierOnline.
Census Records[edit | edit source]
- 1834 - Denmark Census, 1834 at FamilySearch - images
- 1835 - Denmark Census, 1835 at FamilySearch - index and images.
- 1840 - Denmark Census, 1840 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1845 - Denmark Census, 1845 at FamilySearch - index and images.
- 1850 - Denmark Census, 1850 at FamilySearch - index and images.
- 1855 - Denmark Census, 1855 at FamilySearch - index and images.
- 1860 - Denmark Census, 1860 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1870 - Denmark Census, 1870 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1880 - Denmark Census, 1880 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1890 - Denmark Census, 1890 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1901 - Denmark Census, 1901 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1906 - Denmark Census, 1906 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1911 - Denmark Census, 1911 at FamilySearch - index and images.
- 1916 - Denmark Census, 1916 at FamilySearch - index and images.
- 1921 - Denmark Census, 1921 at FamilySearch - index and images
- 1925 - Denmark Census, 1925 at FamilySearch - index and images.
- 1930 - Denmark Census, 1930 at FamilySearch - index and images.
Districts[edit | edit source]
- Bjæverskov Herred
- Bårse Herred
- Fakse Herred
- Hammer Herred
- Mønbo Herred
- Stevns Herred
- Tybjerg Herred
How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Information[edit | edit source]
Instructions for finding records are found on the individual parish pages, linked to the clickable map and parish list below. .
Parishes[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1484-1941 - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 at FamilySearch — index and images
Military[edit | edit source]
- 1789-1792 - Denmark, Military Conscription Rolls, 1789-1792 at FamilySearch — index and images
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
- 1674-1851 - Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851 at FamilySearch — index and images
Court Records[edit | edit source]
This table lists records available from one or more courts (birk) in the county. The description in the Protokol column is from the FamilySearch Library Catalog note, and may not always be the same as the description given by the National Archives of Denmark. At present these films have not been digitized by FamilySearch, but many are available through the National Archive's ArkivalierOnline site. Links in the Rigsarkivet column will open a new window where you can view the images. The link in the Daisy column will open a new window where you can see the National Archives's holdings for the court.
- Hammer, Bårse og Jungshoved Birk, 1718-1720 succeeded by Vordingborg Rytterdistrikts Birk, 1720-1809
Amt | Sogn / Herred | Birk | Protokol | År | Film | Rigsarkivet | Daisy |
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Præstø | Gavnø | Dokumenter til foged- og notarialprotokollen | 1838-1867 | 314733 | Holdings | ||
Præstø | Gavnø | Tingbog | 1693-1716 | 314725 | Justitsprotokol, 1693-1846 | ||
Præstø | Gavnø | Tingbog | 1716-1737 | 314726 | |||
Præstø | Gavnø | Tingbog | 1737-1753 | 314727 | |||
Præstø | Gavnø | Tingbog | 1753-1770 | 314728 | |||
Præstø | Gavnø | Tingbog | 1787-1828 | 314729 | |||
Præstø | Gavnø | Tingbog | 1787-1828 | 314730 | |||
Præstø | Gavnø | Tingbog | 1828-1846 | 314731 | |||
Præstø | Gavnø | Tingbog, 1846-1867; Notarialprotokoller og fogedprotokoller, 1824-1867 |
314732 | Justitsprotokol, 1846-1867; Fogedprotokol, 1824-1867 | |||
Præstø | Hammer, Bårse- og Jungshoved birker | Tingbog | 1714-1718, 1721-1725 | 314790 | Tingbog | Holdings | |
Præstø | Jungshoved | Tingbog | 1686-1714 | 314789 | Tingbog, 1686-1714 | Holdings | |
Præstø | Stenby | Tingbog | 1665-1681 | 314834 | Tingbog | Holdings | |
Præstø | Stenby | Tingbog | 1682-1692 | 314835 | |||
Præstø | Stenby | Tingbog | 1699-1709 | 314836 | |||
Præstø | Stenby | Tingbog | 1709-1731 | 314837 | |||
Præstø | Stenby | Tingbog | 1709-1731 | 314838 |
Estates[edit | edit source]
- Beldringe gods
- Bredeshave gods
- Bregentved gods
- Bækkeskov gods
- Dalby sognekalds mensalgods
- Engelholm gods
- Flinterupgård gods
- Frederiksholm Grevskab
- Frenderup by og gods
- Gavnø gods
- Gavnø gods Regimentsskriver
- Gisselfeld kloster gods
- Gjorslev gods
- Grevensvænge gods
- Hårlev sognekalds mensalgods
- Herlufsholm sognekalds mensalgods
- Holmegård gods
- Holmegård gods Regimentsskriver
- Hovedskov by gods
- Højstrup gods
- Høvdingsgård gods
- Iselingen gods
- Iselingen gods Regimentsskriver
- Jomfruens Egede gods
- Juellinge gods
- Juellund gods
- Jungshoved gods
- Jungshoved gods Regimentsskriver
- Klintholm gods
- Københavns Universitetets gods
- Langebæk Mølles gods
- Lekkende gods
- Lellinge, Spanager, og Taagerød godser
- Lilliendal gods
- Lilliendal gods Regimentsskriver
- Liselund gods
- Lundbygaard gods
- Lundbygård gods Regimentsskriver
- Lystrup gods
- Marienberg og Snertingegård godser
- Marienborg gods
- Marienlyst gods
- Nordfelt gods
- Næsbyholm gods
- Oremandsgaard gods
- Pebringgård gods
- Petersgård gods
- Ravnstrup gods
- Rosendal gods
- Rosenfeld gods
- Rosenfeld gods Regimentsskriver
- Rosenfelt gods
- Rønnebæksholm gods
- Sandbygaard gods
- Skelby sognekalds mensalgods
- Sparresholm gods
- Sværdborg sognekalds gods
- Tryggevælde gods
- Tybjærggaard gods
- Vallø gods
- Vallø og Lellingegård gods len Rentekammeret
- Vallø stifts gods
- Vemmetofte gods
- Vemmetofte klosters gods
- Vemmetofte-Højstrup gods Regimentsskriver
- Vordingborg Amtstuedistrikts gods
- Vordingborg Slot gods
- Ålebækgård gods