Odense County, Denmark Genealogy

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Odense County

Guide to Odense ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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History

Odense County is a former province in Denmark, located on the northern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Odense County was established in 1806 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Svendborg County forming the new Funen County. You can find more information in the Wikipedia article Odense County

Archives, Societies, and Libraries

Many records from places in Odense County are held by the Danish State Archives in Odense. Records are also available from the State Archives' website ArkivalierOnline.

The Odense city archives has an online database named OdenseDatabasen, containing Persons and properties in Odense 1740-1921.

Census Records

• 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

Bjerge Herred Båg Herred

Lunde Herred Odense Herred

Skam Herred Skovby Herred

Vends Herred Åsum Herred

How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Information

Instructions for finding records are found on the individual parish pages, linked to the clickable map and parish list below. .

Parishes

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Map of parishes

Parishes

• Agedrup
• Allerup
• Allese
• Allesø
• Asperup
• Assens City
• Assens Romersk Katolsk
• Balslev
• Barløse
• Bederslev
• Bellinge
• Birkende
• Brandsø (see Bågø)
• Bogense City
• Brenderup
• Brylle
• Brændekilde
• Bågø
• Dalby
• Dalum
• Davinde
• Dreslette
• Drigstrup
• Ejby
• Ejlby
• Fangel
• Fjelsted
• Flemløse
• Fraugde
• Føns
• Gamborg
• Gamtofte
• Gelsted
• Grindløse
• Guldbjerg
• Harndrup
• Helnæs
• Hjadstrup
• Holevad
• Husby
• Højby
• Hårby
• Hårslev
• Ingslev
• Kavslunde
• Kerte
• Kerteminde City
• Kerteminde-Valgmenighed
• Klinte
• Krogsbølle
• Kærum
• Kølstrup
• Køng
• Lumby
• Lunde
• Marslev
• Melby
• Mesinge
• Middelfart City
• Middelfart Landsogn
• Middelfart Mosaic
• Munkebo
• Norup
• Næsbyhoved Broby
• Nørre Højrup
• Nørre Lyndelse
• Nørre Nærå
• Nørre Sandager
• Nørre Søby
• Nørre Åby
• Odense
• Odense Gråbrødre
• Odense Methodist
• Odense Sct. Hans
• Odense Sct. Knuds
• Odense Skt. Knuds
• Odense Vor Frue
• Ore
• Orte
• Otterup
• Pårup
• Revninge
• Rolsted
• Rorslev
• Rynkeby
• Rønninge
• Rørup
• Sandager
• Sanderum
• Seden
• Skamby
• Skeby
• Skovby
• Skt. Hans landsogn
• Skydebjerg
• Stenløse
• Strib-Røjleskov
• Stubberup
• Særslev
• Søby
• Søllested
• Sønder Nærå
• Sønderby
• Søndersø
• Tanderup
• Tommerup
• Trøstrup Korup
• Turup
• Ubberud
• Udby
• Uggerslev
• Vedtofte
• Veflinge
• Vejlby
• Verninge
• Viby
• Vigerslev
• Vissenbjerg
• Ørslev
• Ørsted
• Østrup
• Årup (bef 1924, see Skydebjerg)
• Åsum

Church Records

• 1484-1941 - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

• 1789-1792 - Denmark, Military Conscription Rolls, 1789-1792 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

• 1674-1851 - Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851 at FamilySearch — index and images

Estates

• Billesbølle
• Billeshave
• Billeskov
• Bispestolens
• Brahesborg
• Brahesholm
• Bramstrup
• Broløkke
• Bubelgård
• Christiansdal
• Dallund
• De Kateketiske Skolers
• Einsidelsborg
• Ellensborg
• Elvedgård
• Erholm-Søndergårde
• Flenstofte
• Fraudegård
• Frederiksgave
• Gråbrødre hospitals
• Gyldensten
• Harritslevgård
• Hellerup
• Hindsgavl
• Hofmansgave
• Hollufgård
• Holsegård
• Huggetgård
• Hverringe
• Jensgård
• Jerstrup
• Kejrupgård
• Kjærsgård
• Kærsgård
• Kørup
• Langesø
• Lundsgård
• Lykkesborg
• Løgismose
• Margård
• Nislevgård
• Nyfæste
• Odense amtsforvalters
• Odense Gråbrødre Hospitals
• Odense Katedralskoles
• Oregård
• Peter Eilschous
• Ravnholt
• Roepstorff
• Rosenvold
• Ruggård
• Rønnemosegård
• Rønningesøgård
• Sanderumgård
• Scheelenborg
• Scheelenborg og Broløkke
• Selleberg
• Skovgårde
• Skovsbo
• Søbo
• Søby Søgård
• Søbysøgård
• Søholm
• Søndergårde
• Tarupgård
• Torpegård
• Uggerslevgård
• Ulriksholm
• Vejrupgård
• Wedellsborg
• Ørritslevgård
• Østergård
• Østrupgård
• Åløkkegård