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. As part of the 1793 county reform it was created from the existing Roskilde amt. In 1808 it was annexed to Copenhagen County, and then separated out in 1842. 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. Historically, it consisted of the Voldborg, Sømme, Ramsø, and Tune Herreds.

Archives, Societies, and Libraries
Many records from places in Roskilde County are held by the Danish State Archives in Copenhagen. Records are also available from the State Archives' website ArkivalierOnline.

Burial Records

 * 1805-1968 - at FamilySearch — index

Census Records

 * 1771 Oeders Efterretninger 1771 at ddd.dda.dk - data of of married couples, widowers and widows for Zealand, Amager, Møn and Bornholm
 * 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.

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