Brændekilde Parish, Odense, Denmark Genealogy
Guide to Brændekilde, Odense, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Contents
History
| Brændekilde Parish | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift (diocese) | Fyens Stift |
| Pastorat (chapelry) | Brændekilde-Bellinge Pastorat |
| Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 | Odense |
| Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 | Odense |
| Herred (district) | Odense |
| Kommune (municipality) | Add here |
| 1788 – 1793 Lægd number | Add here |
| 1794 – 1869 Lægd number | Add here |
| 1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number | 3/151 |
| Gods (estate) | Odense herreds provsti; Ryttergods; Peter Eilschous gods; Rødkilde gods; Christiansdal gods |
Place Names
Brændekilde, Brændekildegaard,
Holmstrup,
Mosegyden,
Store Stærmosegaard, Stærmose Huse,
Vestergaard
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.
- Surrounding Parishes
Odense County: Bellinge, Brylle, Sanderum, Ubberud
Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records
- 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:
- FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting:
- Knowing What to Look for Next:
- To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.
Collections
- 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
Family History Library Records
Click Denmark, Odense 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, Odense" and then select your parish.
References
- Krabsen & Medici. "Krabsens Stednavnebase." <http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase/>, Dec 2011.
- Trap, J. P., ed. Kongeriget Danmark, 4d ed. Vol. 4, Maribo, Odense, og Svendborg Amt. København: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, 1920.
