Gudumlund Estate, Ålborg, Denmark

History
Gudumlund estate was established in 1354 by Johannes Ryning. It has been owned by members of the Slet, Kaas, Brahe, von Buchwald, and von Schimmelmann families. In 1798 Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann, the Danish government's Minister of Finance, became owner of the estate. He also owned several plantations in St. Croix. The family was one of the richest in Denmark thanks to the profits from the sale of imported sugar.

FamilySearch Holdings
These records were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in the 1960s and were published digitally in 2012. Both microfilm and digital collections contain the same material. Descriptive detail may vary making it appear the collections are different.

Information on how to use the records in this collection can be found in the article Denmark, Estate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Images from the microfilm can be accessed through the FamilySearch Catalog record. The presentation on the Histocial Records collection can be accesed in the collection: Denmark Estate Records, 1436-1964 Gudumlund gods.

Land
Various land records, deeds, tenancy, copyhold records, etc.
 * Fæsteprotokol [Copyhold register] 1719-1807 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Hovedbog for godset [Estate ledger] 1781 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Hoved- eller kassebog [Main ledger] 1779-1826 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Jordebogs regnskab [Property accounts] 1809-1812 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Jordebøger [Land register] 1778-1812 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Skøder [Deeds] 1754-1851 - FS Catalog and HR

Occupations
Various occupational and employment records.
 * Accordbog (brugt som understottelsesprotokol) [Agreements (also includes assistance to the poor)] 1803-1804 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Arbejdsjournal [Work record] 1833-1842 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Forskudsbog [Advances] 1804-1812 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Lønningsprotokol (angår fabriksarbejderne) [Salary ledger] 1800-1843 - FS Catalog and HR

Probate

 * Alfabetisk register til skifteprotokollen [Alphabetical index] 1788-1794 - FS Catalog and HR
 * Skifteprotokoller [Probates] 1761-1850. The place names (villages, farms, etc.) refer to the localities listed below. The indexes are found at the beginning or end of the volumes. - FS Catalog and HR