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

Jordkirch, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Hjordkær, 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 Jordkirch.

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

Locations within Jordkirch
Almindegaard, Alslev, Alslevgaard, Arnhøj, Arslebenfeld, Bjerget, Blankenhof, Bolbro/Bolbro, Bonnickminde, Bygholm, Chausseehaus, Christiansminde, Damgaard, Frederiksminde, Friesesminde, Fælled, Gallehuus/Gallehus, Gammelgaard, Gammel Skole, Jordkirch/Hjordkær, Hjordkær Gæstgivergaard, Hjordkær Stationsby, Kassö/Kassø, Kassøgaard, Kassø Kaadnerhuse, Kassømark, Keelsberg/Kelsbjerg, Klintholm/Klintholm, Købmandsgaarden, Langager, Mühlendeich, Norderenleben, Norderfeld, Nübel/Nybøl, Nybølgaard, Nybølmark, Neuwerk/Nyværk, Nørregaard, Osterfeld, Petersminde, Rigelsgaard, Samplund, Skovgaarden, Skovly, Station Jordkirch, Steil, Süderenlebenfeld, Söderup/Søderup, Søderupgaard, Söderupfeld/Søderupmark, Süderenleben/Sønder-Enlev, Søndergaard, Toftegaard, Toldsted, Tagholm/Taagholm, Wilby/Velby, Vestergaard, Westerfeld, Arsleben/Aarslev, Aarslevgaard, Aarslev Mølle, Østergaard,

Surrounding parishes
Hellewatt, Apenrade Eckwatt, Apenrade Ries, Apenrade Apenrade, Apenrade Enstedt, Apenrade Uk, Apenrade Bjolderup, Apenrade

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

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 hjord (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Hjordkær Sogn. Then click on a book to browse the digital images. Beginning with step number 5, see the "Arkivalieronline: Church Records" Instruction guide to learn how to browse church books on Arkivalieronline.

Indexed church records of Jordkirch parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1573-1914, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

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

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

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Jordkirch 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 Jordkirch:
 * 1769
 * 1803
 * 1831 (FamilySearch, microfilm 42680, item 2, images 19-36
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Jordkirch; note that not all of the websites below have records from all the censuses of Jordkirch:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry
 * Danish Demographic Database (index only; years 1769, 1803, 1845, 1860, and 1921 fully indexed and searchable)

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


 * Ahnetavle for Hans Heinrich Jessen og Helene Clausen f. Jessen : Nybøl og Aarslev Mølle, Hjordkjær sogn
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Hans Heinrich Jessen and Helene Clausen née Jessen: Nybøl and Aarslev Mølle, Hjordkjær parish
 * Description (English): The ancestors of Hans Heinrich Jessen (b. 1898) and Helene Jessen (b. 1900) of Nybøl and Årslev Mølle, Hjordk(j)ær parish, Åbenrå co., Denmark.
 * Film number: 475293, Item 2
 * DGS number: 7529135
 * Linked image numbers: 13-102
 * Stamtavler over familien Nissen fra Burkal og København
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of the Nissen family from Burkan and København
 * Description (English): The Nissen family of Burkal parish, Tønder co., and København, København co.. Also includes Nissen, Callesen and Sönnichsen families etc. from Nybøl, Hjordkær parish, Åbenrå co., and Skodsböl, Broager parish, Sønderborg co., Denmark.
 * Film number: 475292, Item 7
 * DGS number: 7529134
 * Linked image numbers: 181-197

Related Sources
Jordkirch 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.