Kangaatsiaq Parish, Greenland Genealogy

Background

 * Kangaatsiaq (old spelling: Kangâtsiaq) is a town located at the northern end of the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland.
 * The town received town status as recently as 1986, though as a settlement it has existed much longer.
 * It has 520 inhabitants as of 2020.
 * It was formerly part of Aasiaat/Egedesminde parish.

Place Names
Farm names or small village names within this parish include these place names and variations:
 * Kangaitsiak or Kangeitsiak or Kangarsytsiak
 * Iginniarfik
 * Ikerasaarsuk
 * Niaqornaarsuk

Census Records

 * 1834-1870 Greenland, Denmark, Censuses, 1834-18701 (in Danish) at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1834-1921 Greenland Censuses, 1834-1921 (in Danish) - incomplete indexes
 * Dansk Demografisk Database - incomplete indexes

Church Records
Early Kangaatsiaq records will be found in Aasiaat/Egedesminde records.
 * 1769-1934 - Aasiaat/Egedesminde Church Books at Greenland National Archives Kirkebóger, images only, complete.
 * 1752-1861 - Greenland Kirkebøger, 1752-1861 at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images.Includes born and baptized, confirmed, married, dead and buried and communions for most parishes. Egedesminde 1769-1841 vol. 1. Census of baptized Greenlanders from Egedesminde, Godhavn and Upernavik parishes 1826-1828 vol. 3
 * 1769-1928 - Church registers in Aasiaat (Egedesminde) parish - at Danish Family Search, index and images, incomplete.

Church Location and Contact Information
Kangaatsiaq Vicarage PO Box 43 3955 Kangaatsiaq Greenland Phone: (+299) 871051 Fax: (+299) 871125 Email: kangaatsiaq@ilagiit.gl
 * Website

Reading the Records
Because the Faroe Islands were under the jurisdiction of Denmark, many research resources relating to Denmark will be helpful in using Faroe Islands records.
 * Help Reading Danish Records:


 * Denmark Parish Register Headings provides translated examples of parish headings. You will be able to interpret much of what is in the records using these headings. Danish Word List covers typical  terms found in the records. Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Names, Personal.


 * Help Reading Old Handwriting: 


 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available
 * Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
 * Gothic script help links (Danish)


 * Knowing What to Look for Next:


 * To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.