Roskilde County, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Roskilde ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Roskilde County is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. In 1970 the county was recreated by the Communal Reform Act. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Zealand. 

Archives, Societies, and Libraries
(enter archive, society, library contact information)

Burial Records

 * 1805-1968 - at FamilySearch — index

Census Records

 * 1834 - at FamilySearch - images
 * 1835 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1840 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1845 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1850 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1855 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1890 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1901 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1906 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1911 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1916 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1921 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1930 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * Census digitization/index availability - chart showing progress in census digitizing and indexing per location.

Districts

 * Ramsø Herred
 * Sømme Herred
 * Tune Herred
 * Voldborg Herred



Parishes
Map of parishes

Church Records

 * 1484-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil Marriages

 * 1877-1964 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

 * 1789-1792 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

 * 1674-1851 - at FamilySearch — index and images