Svendborg County, Denmark Genealogy
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Guide to Svendborg 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]
Svendborg County is a former province in Denmark, located on the southern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Svendborg County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Odense County forming the new Funen County.
The south Funen area was organized as Nyborg County in 1662. Hindsholm was incorporated into the new Odense County while the bulk of the former province was merged with Tranekær County and renamed to Svendborg County. This situation lasted until 1970 when Odense and Svendborg merged to form Funen County. You can find more information in the Wikipedia article Svendborg County.
Archives, Societies, and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Many records from places in Svendborg County are held by the Danish State Archives in Odense. 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]
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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]

- Allested
- Avernakø
- Avnslev
- Bjerreby
- Bovense
- Brahetrolleborg
- Bregninge (Sunds herred)
- Bregninge (Ærø herred)
- Brudager
- Bøstrup
- Diernæs
- Drejø
- Egense
- Ellested
- Ellinge
- Espe
- Flødstrup
- Fodslette
- Frørup
- Fuglsbølle
- Fåborg City
- Gestelev
- Gislev
- Gudbjerg
- Gudme
- Heden
- Hellerup
- Herrested
- Herringe
- Hesselager
- Hillerslev
- Horne
- Hov
- Humble
- Hundstrup
- Håstrup
- Jordløse
- Kirkeby
- Krarup
- Kullerup
- Kværndrup
- Landet
- Langå
- Lindelse
- Longelse
- Lunde
- Lyø
- Magleby
- Marstal City
- Nyborg City
- Nyborg landsogn
- Nørre Broby
- Ollerup
- Oure
- Refs Vindinge
- Ringe
- Rise
- Rudkøbing City
- Ryslinge
- Sandholts Lyndelse
- Simmerbølle
- Skellerup
- Skrøbelev
- Skt. Jørgens
- Skårup
- Snøde
- Stengade
- Stenstrup
- Stoense
- Strynø
- Svanninge
- Svendborg City
- Svendborg Sct. Jørgen
- Svendborg Sct. Nikolai
- Svendborg Vor Frue
- Svindinge
- Søby
- Søllinge
- Sønder Broby
- Sønder Højrup
- Sørup
- Thurø
- Tranderup
- Tranekær
- Tryggelev
- Tullebølle
- Tved
- Ulbølle
- Ullerslev
- Vantinge
- Vejle
- Vejstrup
- Vester Hæsinge
- Vester Skerninge
- Vester Åby
- Vindinge
- Ærøskøbing City
- Øksendrup
- Ørbæk
- Øster Hæsinge
- Øster Skerninge
- Årslev
- Åstrup
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
Estates[edit | edit source]
- Ahlefeldt
- Arreskov
- Arreskov og Gelskov
- Biskopstorp
- Bispestols
- Bjørnemose
- Boltinggård
- Brahesminde
- Brahetrolleborg
- Brobygård
- Broholm
- Broløkke
- Damsbo
- Egeløkke
- Egeskov
- Fårevejle gods
- Fjellebro
- Flintholm
- Glorup
- Grevskabet Langelands gods
- Hellerup
- Hesselagergård
- Hindemae
- Hjortholm
- Holckenhavn
- Holstenshus
- Hvedholm
- Hvidkilde
- Juelsberg
- Juulskov
- Klingstrup
- Krumstrup
- Lammehave
- Langeland Grevskabs godser
- Langelands gods
- Lundegård
- Lundsgård
- Lykkesholm
- Løjtved
- Moltkenborg
- Muckadell
- Mullerup
- Mægård
- Møllegård
- Nakkebølle
- Nedergård
- Nielstrup
- Nordskov
- Nyborg Amtstues gods
- Nyborg Kirkeinspektions gods
- Nybøllegård
- Rantzausholm
- Ravnholt
- Ryegård
- Rygård
- Rynkebygård
- Rødkilde
- Rørbæk
- Sandholt
- Skjoldemose
- Skovsbo
- Skovsgård
- Stensgård
- Stensgård gods på Langeland
- Søbo
- Søbysøgård
- Søvertorp
- Tåsinge
- Thorseng
- Tiselholt
- Tøjstrup
- Vejstrupgård
- Ørbæklunde
- Østrupgård
- Ålykkegård
- Åstrupgård