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:
 * 1769
 * 1803
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1855
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Loit; note that not all of the websites below have records from all the censuses of Loit:
 * 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 Loit. 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 Loit are available in the Family History Library and/or on FamilySearch:


 * 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
 * Gårde og slægter i Løjt sogn
 * Translated title (English): Farms and Families in Løjt Parish
 * Description (English): Genealogies of the farmers of Løjt parish.
 * Book call number: 948.941/L1 D2h (FamilySearch Library, International B2 Floor)
 * Hans Callesen fra Løjt og hans slægt : udv. 1867
 * Translated title (English): Hans Callesen from Løjt and his Family: Emigrated 1867
 * Description (English): The genealogy of Hans Callesen (d. 1926) from Løjt, Åbenrå co., who emigrated in 1867, and his wife Marie f. Nielsen, who emigrated in 1872 from Barsmark, Løjt parish with her daughter Christine.
 * Film number: 475291, Item 3
 * DGS number: 7529133
 * Linked image numbers: 77-90
 * Slægtsbog for efterkommere efter Martin Christensen Hygum, født 1842
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Descendants of Martin Christensen Hygum born 1842
 * Description (Danish): Martin (Marten) Christensen Hygum (1842-1893) var født i Ø. Aabølling (Obling), Roager sogn, Tønder og han døde i Rebæk, Dalby sogn ved Kolding, Vejle. Han blev gift 1872 i Bodum, Løjt sogn, Åbenrå med Maria Dorothea Nielsen (1844-1925). Hun var født på Hostrup Mark, Egvad sogn ved Åbenrå, og hun døde hos sønnen Andreas Christensen Hygum i Ll. Grundet, Hornstrup sogn ved Vejle. Alle børnene var født i Løjt, Åbenrå.
 * Translated description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Martin (Marten) Christensen Hygum (1842- 1893), who was born in Ø. Aabølling (Obling), Roager parish, Tønder, and died in Rebæk, Dalby parish, Vejle. He married Maria Dorothea Nielsen (1844-1925) 1872 in Bodum, Løjt parish, Åbenrå. She was born in Hostrup Mark, Egvad parish, Åbenrå, and died in Ll. Grundet, Hornstrup parish, Vejle. They had seven children, who were born in Løjt, Åbenrå.
 * Film number: 1440145, Item 8
 * DGS number: 8852334
 * Linked image numbers: 350-379
 * Løjt sogns historie
 * Translated title (English): The History of Løjt Parish
 * Description (English): History of Løjt Parish in Åbenrå County, Denmark.
 * Book call number: 948.941/L1 H2a (FamilySearch Library, International B2 Floor)

Related Sources
Loit 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.