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Holeby Parish, Maribo, Denmark Genealogy

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

Holeby Church






History

Holeby Parish
Jurisdictions
Stift (diocese) Fyn (Pre-1000-1803), Lolland-Falster (1803-Present)
Provsti Fuglse herred (Early-1806, 1848-1971), Maribo amt (1806-1829), Lolland østre (1829-1848), Maribo domprovsti (1971-Present)
Pastorat (chapelry) Holeby-Bursø-Krønge (1579-1635), Holeby-Bursø (1635-Present)
Amtstue Ålholm (1660-1686), Ålholm og Maribo Kloster (1686-1718, 1767-1801), Ålholm, Maribo Kloster, og Nykøbing (1719-1766), Maribo (1802-1971)
Len -1662 Ålholm Kloster
Amt (county) 1662 - 1793 Ålholm (1660-1661), Ålholm og Halsted Kloster (1661-1685), Ålholm, Halsted Kloster, og Maribo Kloster (1685-1803)
Amt (county) 1794 - 1970 Maribo (1803-1970), Storstrøm (1970-Present)
Herred (district) Fuglse
Kommune (municipality) Holeby-Bursø (1842-1966), Holeby (1966-1970, 1970-Present)
1788 – 1793 Lægd number 12
1794 – 1869 Lægd number 42
1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number 2/245
Gods (estate) Lungholm gods; Højbygård gods; Sædingegaard gods
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Place Names

Annasminde,

Holeby, Holebygaard, Højbygaardshuse,

Nybøllegaard,

Ramsherred, Raahavegaard,

Sophiehøj,

Vensløkke, Vesterby

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

  • Surrounding Parishes


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.
  • 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 Names, Personal.
  • 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

  • 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



Family History Library Records

Click Denmark, Maribo Records for a full listing of records at the Family History Librarythat 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, Maribo" and then select your parish.

References

- Krabsen & Medici. "Krabsens Stednavnebase." <http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase/> Feb 2012

- Trap, J. P., ed. Kongeriget Danmark, 4d ed. Vol. 4, Maribo, Odense, og Svenborg Amt. København: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, 1923.

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