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

Klipleff, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Kliplev, 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 Klipleff.

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

Locations within Klipleff
Ahretoft, Ahretoftfeld, Anbjerggaard, Assenholm, Assenholm Kog, Balledamm/Balledam, Bergholz/Bjergskov, Bjergskovgaard, Behrendorf/Bjerndrup, Bjerndrupgaard, Bjerndrupmark, Bjerndrup Mølle, Bjerndrup Vestermark, Bjerndrup Østermark, Bjerregaard, Bremsmade, Grotten, Grundtoft, Hegnsdal, Jernshoi/Hjernshøj, Hohenhain, Hoolm/Holm, Holmmark, Hostrup Sø, Hummelhoff/Humlegaard'', Julsgaard, Julsø, Kaptejnsgaarden, Kieswerke, Klipleff/Kliplev, Kliplevkro, Kliplevmark, Kliplev Nørremark, Kliplev Søndermark, Lille Aartoft, Klein Lundtoft/Lille Lundtoft, Lille Søgaard Sø, 'Lundtoft/Lundtoft, Lundtoftberg/Lundtoftbjerg, Lundtoft Hedegaard, Lundtofthye/Lundtofthøj, Lundtoftfeld/Lundtoftmark, Løkpold, Norderfeld, Nyholm, Nørrestrøm, Osterfeld, Perebüll/Perbøl, Perebüllfeld/Perbølmark, Pottehus, Paulskrug/Povlskro, Skovløkke, Stejl, Stenbjerg, Steinkiste/Stenkiste, Stevning, Store Søgaard Sø, Seegaard/Søgaard, Seegaardhof, Søgaardshede, Seegaardfeld/Søgaardsmark, Sølyst, Sønderkobbel, Süderfeld/Søndermark, Tinglev Sø, Vestergaarde, Visgaarde, Vraa, Væl, Westerfeld, Aartoft, Aartoftmark

Surrounding parishes
Uk, Apenrade Enstedt, Apenrade Feldstedt, Apenrade Quars, Apenrade Holebüll, Apenrade Tingleff, Tondern

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

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 Kliplev (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Kliplev 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 Klipleff parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1607-1914, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

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

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

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Klipleff 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 Klipleff:
 * 1803
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1855
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Klipleff; note that not all of the websites below have records from all the censuses of Klipleff:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry
 * Danish Demographic Database (index only)

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Klipleff. For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet.

Family Genealogy
The following genealogies for families in Klipleff are available in the FamilySearch Library and/or on FamilySearch:


 * Slægten Rossen fra Kliplev sogn : om fætrene Hans og Peter Jessen Rossen, født 1864 og 1834 deres forfædre og efterkommere
 * Translated title (English): The Rossen Family from Kliplev Parish: About the Cousins Hans and Peter Jessen Rossen, born 1864 and 1834, and Their Ancestors and Descendants
 * Description (English): The Rossen family from Kliplev parish, Denmark; specifically about the cousins Hans Rossen 1864-1921 and Peter Jessen Rossen 1834-1869, their ancestors, and descendants.
 * Film number: 1440072, Item 7
 * DGS number: 8852313
 * Linked image numbers: 730-880
 * Call number: 929.2489 R734s
 * Off-site book; order a copy to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
 * Slægtsbog for efterkommere efter Mathias Peter Fabricius født 1848 i Abild sogn
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Descendants of Mathias Peter Fabricius born 1848 in Abild Parish
 * Description (Danish): Mathias Peter Fabricius (1848-1921) var født i Abild sogn til Peter Fabricius (1804-1884), født i Mårbæk, Bedsted, Åbenrå og hans hustru, Maria Botilla Madsen (1823-1858) fra Abild sogn. Han blev gift 1870 i Abild med Ingeborg Bothilde Johannsen (1842-1914). Hun var født på Søgård Mark, Kliplev sogn, Åbenrå til Hans Johannsen og Ingeborg Hansen.
 * Description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Mathias Peter Fabricius (1848-1921), who was born in Abild parish, Tønder county, a son of Peter Fabricius (1804-1884), born in Mårbæk, Bedsted, Åbenrå and his wife, Maria Botilla Madsen (1823-1858), born in Abild parish. He married Ingeborg Bothilde Johannsen (1842-1914) 1870 in Abild. She was born in Søgård Mark, Kliplev parish, Åbenrå to Hans Johannsen (1816-1897) and his wife, Ingeborg Hansen (1814-1850). They had twelve children, all born in Abild parish, Tønder county.
 * Film number: 1440122, Item 7
 * DGS number: 8852315
 * Linked image numbers: 829-988
 * Book call number: 929.2489 F114s (FamilySearch Library, 3rd Floor)

Military Records
Browsable military records of Klipleff parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Estate and Guardianship Records
Browsable estate and guardianship records of Søgård and Årtoft estates in Klipleff parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below. These specifically contain records for Søgård and Årtoft estates. These records may include matters related to wills, estates, the appointment of guardians, and other administrative records.

Miscellaneous Records
Browsable miscellaneous records of Klipleff parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Danish: Sager vedrørende kroeri, høkeri, håndværk, Kliplev marked, koncessionssager vedr. høkeri og kro i Ravsted (Tønder amt), veje og broer og disses vedligeholdelse, vandløbssager, sager vedrørende kirkerne i Kliplev, besættelse af præstekald, kirkeregnskaber, skolevæsen og besættelse af lærerembeder m.v., 1607-1906.

English: Contains occupations, church, military and school records of Søgård and Årtoft estates, Kliplev, Denmark. More specifically, contains cases regarding taverns, trading, craftsmanship, Kliplev market, concession cases related to trading and taverns in Ravsted (Tønder County), roads and bridges and their maintenance, watercourse cases, cases concerning the churches in Kliplev, occupation of pastoral positions, church accounts, the education system, and occupation of teaching positions, census rolls, etc., 1607-1906.

Related Sources
Klipleff became a part of the collective municipality (kommune) of Aabenraa in 2007. The current 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.