Copenhagen Probate Jurisdictions

Portal: Copenhagen

This register contains records from seven probate courts of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

The records in this register are listed alphabetically by the following courts:

1. Borgretten (Civil Court)
Records:
 * Skifteprotokol
 * Konceptskifter
 * Skiftebreve

2. Generalauditøren (Military Court: commissioned officers of the Army)
Records:

Skifteprotokoller

3. Hof- og Stadsretten (Royal and City Courts)
Records: These records are divided into nine different classes. The occupation of the person determined which class the probate would be filed under. All classes should be checked to make the search thorough.
 * Forseglingsprotokol
 * Registeringsprotokol
 * Behandlingsprotokol
 * Dokumenter til ordinære Boer

Klasse 1. Higher civil servants and commissioned officers of the armed services. Klasse 2. Other civil servants. Klasse 3. Clergy, professors, students, etc. working for schools, hospitals, and the church. Klasse 4. Citizens of higher reputations and wealth, ie: wholesale dealers, bakers, etc. Klasse 5. Artists, tradesmen, journeymen, etc. Klasse 6. People of no means. Klasse 7. Servants Klasse 8. Enlisted men in the Navy and persons in the merchant marines. Klasse 9. Enlisted men in the army.

4. Hofretten

 * Konceptskifter
 * Løse Skiftdokumenter
 * Samfrændeskifter
 * Kommissionsskifte
 * Komminssionsskiftebreve
 * Eksekutorskifter
 * Skifte-maalssager
 * Værergemaalssager

5. Land - Over - samt Hof - og Stadrettens Skiftekomission (Supreme, royal and city court's probate commission)
These records are divided into nine different classes. The occupation of the person determines which class the probate would be filed under. All classes should be checked to make the search thorough.

Records:
 * Forseglingsprotokol
 * Registreringsprotokol
 * Behandlingsprotokol
 * Dokumenter til ordinære Boer

Klasse 1. Higher civil servants and commissioned officers of the armed services. Klasse 2. Other civil servants. Klasse 3. Clergy, professors, students, etc. working for schools, hospitals, and the church. Klasse 4. Citizens of higher reputations and wealth, ie: wholesale dealers, bakers, etc. Klasse 5. Artists, tradesmen, joumymen, etc. Klasse 6. People of no means. Klasse 7. Servants Klasse 8. Enlisted men in the Navy and persons in the merchant marines. Klasse 9. Enlisted men in the army.
 * Gældsbog
 * Decisionsprotokol
 * Repartitionsprotokol
 * Kvitteringsbog
 * Erklæringsprotokol
 * Korrespondanceprotokol
 * Hovedbog
 * Kassebog
 * Anmeldelsesprotokol-Hvidebog
 * Eksekutor-og Kommissarieskifter Samfrændeskiftebreve

6. Magistrats Skiftekommission (City Court)

 * Forseglingsprotokol
 * Registeringsprotokol
 * Behandlingsprotokol
 * Konceptskifter
 * Skiftebreve
 * Dokumenter

7. Underadmiralitetsretten (Naval Court)
Various probate and guardian accounts and documents. Probates for Naval personnel with the rank of Captain and ranks lower.
 * Skiftebog
 * Formynderibog
 * Skiftecharteques