Bedstedt Parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Bedstedt, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Bedsted, Aabenraa, Denmark (1920-1970).

History
In 1970, the counties of Haderslev, Tønder, Sønderborg, and Aabenraa became known as Sønderjylland County.

In 2007, Denmark's counties (amter) were abolished and replaced with five larger regions. Sønderjylland County (which was divided into the municipalities [kommuner] of Haderslev, Tønder, Sønderborg, and Aabenraa) together with other counties became collectively known as Region Syddanmark (the Region of Southern Denmark).

Place Names
A great gazetteer to begin with is Meyer's Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Bedstedt.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from CompGen. For more information, see the entry for Bedstedt.

Locations within Bedstedt
Arendorf/Arndrup, Arendorfmühle/Arndrup Vandmølle, Basseklint, Bedstedt/Bedsted, Bedsted Bjerg, Bedstedtfeld/Bedstedmark, Bedsted-Sivkro Domæne, Enggaard, Graulund/Gravlund, Grækenland, Hvemhalyst, Kisbæk, Moorbek/Maarbæk, Maarbæk Bjerg, Nederballe, Nørballe, Nørremark, Overballe, Siverkrug/Sivkro, Sønder Gravlund, Sønder Gravlund Mark, Søndergaard, Tannenhof, Terp, Tyrki, Vestermark, Østermark, Osterterp/Øster Terp, Øster Terp Domæne, Østerterp Nørremark, Øster Terp Vestermark

Church Records
Bedstedt had its own Protestant parish. The following website(s) have digitized church records for the parish of Bedstedt:

Arkivalieronline
More recent records may be restricted.
 * Arkivalieronline (on the Danish National Archives website), which is free to use. The church records on Arkivalieronline contain no digital indexes. Type Bedsted (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select "Bedsted Sogn (Åbenrå Amt)". Then click on a book to browse the digital images. Bginning with step number 5, see the "Arkivalieronline: Church Records" Instruction guide to learn how to browse church books on Arkivalieronline.

Indexed church records of Bedstedt parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916
 * Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923
 * Kirkebøger, 1692-1914, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

Ancestry

 * Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1918; County: "Aabenraa-Sønderborg Amt, Haderslev Amt, og Tønder Amt"; Parish: "Bedsted Sogn (Åbenrå Amt)"

Browsable church records of Bedstedt parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Civil Registration
Bedstedt had its own civil registration office. Civil registration for Bedstedt began on 1 October 1874.

For Bedstedt civil registration records, see the FamilySearch Catalog (browsable, but not indexed records).

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Bedstedt parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Browsable civil marriage records of Bedstedt parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Census Records
Denmark conducted several censuses in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. For more information about these censuses, see the articles Denmark Census and Schleswig-Holstein Census.

The following censuses were taken for Bedstedt:
 * 1803
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Bedstedt:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry

Land Records
Browsable land and property registration records (deeds and mortgages) for Bedsted ca. 1881-1913 may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below. These records are set up by locality, listed alphabetically, and are all of the same approximate years, 1881-1913. The land and property are registered in the Grundbøger and are numbered by volume and page (bind and blad). Any documents concerning actions taken on this property are in the Grundakter and can be found by the same volume and page used in the Grundbøger. The records for Arndrup (Arendorf), a group of houses in Bedsted parish, are also listed below.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Bedstedt. For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet.

Family Genealogies
The following genealogies for families in Bedsted are available in the Family History Library and/or on FamilySearch:

Related Sources
Bedstedt is now part of the collective municipality of Tønder. The municipality's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
For a list of Schleswig-Holstein archives, see Schleswig-Holstein Archives and Libraries.

For a list of Schleswig-Holstein societies, see Schleswig-Holstein Societies.