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

Loit, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Løjt, 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 Loit.

Another online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from CompGen.

Locations within Loit
Arnbjerg, Arnholm, Avbæk, Barsmark, Barsø, Barsø Grund, Barsø Landing, Bassehuse, Bjerggaard, Bjergholt, Blaahøj, Blaasholm, Bodum, Bodum Mark, Bodum Mose, Bodum Teglgaard, Bosegaard, Bossensgaard, Bruhnsgaard, Brunbjerggaard, Brøde, Brøde Grund, Bøgelundsbæk, Bøgsig, Dalholt, Dimen, Drengsgaard, Duborg, Dybvighoved, Dyrhave, Dyrkjær, Dønkjær, Elberg/Elbjerg, Elsestræer, Elsholm/Elsholm, Fasbro, Fattiggaarden, Fladsten, Frydendal, Vogellund/Fuglelund, Gammel Vejmølle, Gennerhule, Granly, Gyldenbjerg, Harbygaard, Harbækgaard, Havhod, Hellet/Hellet, Helletshave, Holm, Høgebjerg, Hökeberg-Dyrhave, Højgaard, Hønborg, Ildenbjerg, Jakobsgaard, Jørgensgaard Skov, Kallehavn/Kallehaven, Keldstoft, Kjældstoft, Kjærgaard, Knappen, Knudsgaard, Knudshoved, Kopperholdt/Kobberholt, Kragsgaard, Kragtoft/Kragtoft, Lammetsberg/Lammetsbjerg, Lille Høgebjerg, Lille Mølle, Loddenhøj, Lontoft, Løjt, Løjt Færge, Loitkirkeby/Løjt Kirkeby, Loit-Kloster/Løjt Kloster, Løjt Skovby, Marienborg, Milkær Skov, Møllegaard, Nygaard, Norby/Nørby, Norderholz/Nørreskov, Ottesgaard, Overgaard, Paulsgaard/Povlgaarde, Rundemühle/Rundemølle, Refskrog/Rævskrog, Raahule, Raahøj, Ryga, Sanskjær, Sillehule, Skadesgaard, Schärriff/Skarrev, Skippersgaard, Schauby/Skovby, Skovbydalen, Skovby Mark, Skraldshøj, Skrevensten, Skølsig, Smedebjerg, Snorhave, Spramsgaard/Spramsgaard, Spramshuus/Sprams Huse, Stenbjergmølle, Stentoft, Stollig, Stolliggaard, Store Høgebjerg, Straagaard, Stærbæk Grund, Stærbæk Sten, Svennesgaard, Süderholz/Sønderskov, Sønderskovgaard, Thielsgaard, Thorshoi/Thorshøi, Toftegaard, Tosthøj, Trekroner, Trendbjerg, Trinabild, Valhalla, Vennelyst, Vennersminde, Vesterballe, Vestergaard, Westerfeld/Vestermark, Visø Mose, Vustoft, Væltoft, Østergaard, Aabæk

Surrounding parishes
Osterlügum, Apenrade Ries, Apenrade Apenrade, Apenrade

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

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 Løjt (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Løjt Sogn (note: The search is not case-sensitive, but typing "o" instead of "ø" will not bring up the parish name; if you do not wish to look up the Danish letter "ø," simply type the end of the listing, "jt sogn," to see the parish in the drop-down box). 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 Loit parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1763-1943, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

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

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

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Loit 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 Loit: The rest of this page is under construction/
 * 1769
 * 1803
 * 1831: microfilm 42680, Item 3, images 37-80
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

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

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Osterlügum. 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 Osterlügum are available in the Family History Library and/or on FamilySearch:


 * Af Rugbjerg-slægten Iversen's saga
 * Translated title (English): The Rugbjerg Family, Iversen's Saga
 * Description (English): The Iversen family of Rugbjerg, Øster Løgum parish, Åbenrå co., Denmark.
 * Film number: 475292, Item 15
 * DGS number: 7529134
 * Linked image numbers: 309-491


 * Anetavler for Lærer J. Holdt, Rugbjærg : forældre Gdr. Jacob Svennesen Holdt og hustru Bodil Holdt f. Kier, Dybrighoved, Løjt sogn
 * Translated title (English): Pedigrees for Teacher J. Holdt, Rugbjærg, [Whose] Parents [are] Gdr. Jacob Svennesen Holdt and Bodil Holdt née Kier, Dybrighoved, Løjt Parish
 * Description (English): The Holdt family of Rugbjærg, Øster Løgum parish, Åbenrå co., Denmark. The ancestors of Jacob Svennesen Holdt (1876-1954) of Barsmark, Løjt parish, Åbenrå co., and his wife Bodil Kjer (1872-1940) of Lerskov, Øster Løgum parish, Åbenrå co.
 * Film number: 475292, Item 12
 * DGS number: 7529134
 * Linked image numbers: 266-272
 * Hvem er vi? : Familien Heiselberg 1587 til idag = The Heiselberg family of Denmark, 1587 to today
 * Translated title (English): Who are We? The Heiselberg Family of Denmark, 1587 to today
 * Description (English): The Heiselberg family of Heiselberg farm in Øster Løgum parish, Åbenrå County, Denmark. This same family owned the farm until 1920.
 * Link: browse digital book
 * Johanne Margrethe Kaysen og hendes slægt
 * Translated title (English): Johanne Margrethe Kaysen and Her Family
 * Description (Danish): Anetavler for fire Nordslesvigske ægtepar (født 1798-1819), med personal- og slægtshistoriske oplysninger
 * Description (English): Pedigrees for four Northern Schleswig couples (born 1798-1819), with personal and genealogical information. Ancestry of Johanne Margrethe Kaysen (1819-1849), daughter of Andreas Kaysen (1780-1833) and Karen Christensdatter. She was born in Lysholm, Burkal parish, Tønder co., Denmark, and died in Hjaruplund, Øster Løgum parish, Åbenrå co., Denmark. She married 1843 in Øster Løgum, Oluf Olufsen (1814-1863) of Hjaruplund. Her father was born in Lysholm, Burkal parish, Tønder and her mother in Vittarp, Ovtrup parish, Ribe co., Denmark. Ancestors are traced down to 1400s in Flensborg (Preußen, Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg). The earliest member using surname Kaysen was Hans Kaysen, who died ca. 1650 in Hostrup parish, Tønder co., Denmark.
 * Film number: 1440294, Items 10 - 16
 * DGS number: 9149912
 * Linked image numbers: 1275-1950
 * Part 1
 * Part 2
 * Part 3
 * Part 4
 * Part 5
 * Part 6
 * Part 7
 * Rugbjerg-slægten Iversen : anetavle for Elli Ingeborg Iversen f. 1921, Hans Christian Andreas Lorenz Iversen f. 1922, d. 1923, Hans Christian Siegfried Iversen f. 1924, Siegfried Andreas Lorenz Iversen f. 1926.
 * Translated title (English): 
 * Description (English): The ancestors of Elli Ingeborg Iversen b. 1921, Hans Christian Andreas Lorenz Iversen b. 1922, d. 1923, Hans Christian Siegfried Iversen b. 1924 and Siegfried Andreas Lorenz Iversen b. 1926, who were born in Flensborg and Tønder but are residing in Hamburg, Germany. Their parents were Jens Iversen b. 1885 and Catharine Eline Lorenzen 1888. The Iversen family of Rugbjerg, Øster Løgum parish, Åbenrå co., Denmark.
 * Film number: 475292, Item 16
 * DGS number: 7529134
 * Linked image numbers: 493-539
 * Slægtsbog for efterkommere efter Johannes Nicolaus Nielsen, husmand på Rugbjerg Mark, Ø. Løgum sogn, født 1841
 * Translated title (English): Family Book of Descendants of Johannes Nicolaus Nielsen, Husbandman on Rugbjerg Mark, Øster Løgum Parish, born 1841
 * Description (Danish): Johannes Nicolaus Nielsen (1841-1929) var født i Sønderborg, og han døde i Rugbjerg, Ø. Løgum sogn, Åbenrå. Han blev gift 1865 i Hellevad med Ingeborg Maria Nielsen Balmer (1839-1913). Hun var født i Sindetholm, Hellevad sogn, Åbenrå. De havde elleve børn, som var født i Hellevad og Øster Løgum.
 * Description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Johannes Nicolaus Nielsen (1841-1929), who was born in Sønderborg, and died in Rugbjerg. Ø. Løgum parish, Åbenrå. He married Ingeborg Maria Nielsen Balmer (1839-1913) 1865 in Hellevad. She was born in Sindetholm, Hellevad parish, Åbenrå. Their eleven children were born in Hellevad and Øster Løgum.
 * Film number: 1440142, Item 14
 * DGS number: 8852331
 * Linked image numbers: 1087-1180
 * Min rejse gennem jordelivet
 * Translated title (English): My Journey through Mortality
 * Description (Danish): Peter Kiers biography.
 * Translated description (English): Peter Kier's biography.
 * Film number: 1124553, Item 8
 * DGS number: 7960243
 * Linked image numbers: 1896-2053

Related Sources
Osterlügum is now part of the collective municipality (kommune) of Aabenraa. The municipality's website (in Danish) 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.