Qasigiannguit Parish, Greenland Genealogy

Background

 * Qasigiannguit formerly Christianshåb, is a town located in western Greenland on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay in the Qeqertalik municipality. *With 1,081 inhabitants in 2020, it is the thirteenth-largest town in Greenland.
 * The main industry is shrimp and halibut fishing.
 * The settlement was founded as a trading post for Jacob Severin's company in 1734 and named Christianshaab in honor of King Christian VI of Denmark. The name was sometimes anglicized as Christian's Hope.

Place Names
Farm names or small village names within this parish include these place names and variations:

Census Records

 * 1834-1870 Greenland, Denmark, Censuses, 1834-1870 (in Danish) at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1834-1921 Greenland Censuses, 1834-1921 (in Danish) - incomplete indexes
 * Dansk Demografisk Database - incomplete indexes

Church Records

 * 1776-1850 - Greenland Kirkebøger, 1752-1861 at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images.Includes born and baptized, confirmed, married, dead and buried and communions for most parishes. Christianshåb 1776-1850 vol. 2
 * 1777-1930 - Qasigiannguit/Christianshåb Church Books - at Greenland National Archives Kirkebóger, images only, complete.
 * 1777-1909 - Church books in Qasigiannguit (Christianshåb) parish - at Danish Family Search, index and images, incomplete.

Church Location and Contact Information
Qasigiannguit (Christianshåb) præstegæld Postboks 16 3951 Qasigiannguit Greenland Telephone: (+299) 911015 Telefax: (+299) 911495 E-mail: qasigiannguit@ilagiit.gl Website

Reading the Records
Because the Faroe Islands were under the jurisdiction of Denmark, many research resources relating to Denmark will be helpful in using Faroe Islands records.
 * 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 Word List covers typical  terms found in the records. Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark 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: 


 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available
 * Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
 * Gothic script help links (Danish)


 * Knowing What to Look for Next:


 * To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.