Ågård Estate, Thisted, Denmark

Location
Ågård estate is located in Kettrup parish, Vester Han district, Thisted county. See the location on OpenStreetMap.

History
The estate was established in 1355 by Erik Nielsen Gyldenstierne and remained in the possession of the family for nearly 300 years. In 1828 the estate was taken over by the Danish Treasury (Statskassen) for back taxes. Erik Christian Storm purchased the estate in 1842. Six years later it was sold to Carl Emil Roulund whose descendants owned it until 1914.

FamilySearch Holdings
These records were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in the 1960s and were published digitally in 2012. Both microfilm and digital collections contain the same material. Descriptive detail may vary making it appear the collections are different.

Information on how to use the records in this collection can be found in the article Denmark, Estate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Images from the microfilm can be accessed through the FamilySearch Catalog record. The Historical Records collection can be accessed at: Denmark Estate Records, 1436-1964 Ågård gods

Records
Images are available through FamilySearch Catalog (FSC) and Historical Records (HR)

Guardianship

 * Overformynderiprotokoller (Guardianship) 1826-1842 - FSC and HR

Land

 * Diverse dokumenter (Diverse documents), 1585-1895: - FSC and HR


 * Contains:


 * Ejendomstrætter (Property disputes) 1595-1792


 * Overdragelsesdokumenter (Transfer documents) 1749-1848


 * Udskiftningsdokumenter (Replacement documents) 1818-1845


 * Jordebog (Land record) 1853-1853


 * Forpagtnings- og lejekontrakter samt koncepter (Tenant and hire contracts) 1857-1895


 * Syns- og taksationsforretninger (Assessment and taxation records) 1856-1867


 * Brevbøger (Letter book) 1828-1845


 * Fæsteprotokoller (Copyhold) 1719-1847. Contains various land, taxation and probate records of Ågård estate, Vester Han district, Thisted county, Denmark. Indeholder fæsteprotokoller, jordebøger og overformynderiprotokoller, m.m. for Ågård gods. - FSC and HR


 * Jordebøger (Land registers) 1826-1869 - FSC and HR


 * Hovedbog over gårdens drift (Estate operations ledger) 1813-1887 - FSC and HR

Taxation

 * Hovedbog over kgl. skatter og landgilde (Tax ledger) 1841-1872 - FSC and HR


 * Lønningsbog (Payment book) 1815-1881 - FSC and HR


 * Skattekvitteringsbog (Tax receipts) 1829-1907 - FSC and HR

Probate

 * Skiftedesignationer (assignments), skiftedokumenter (documents), overformynderidokumenter (guardianships) 1819-1845 - FSC and HR


 * Skifteprotokoller (Probates) 1719-1844. The parishes and place names [below] (villages, farms, etc.) refer to localities on the films listed below. The indexes are found at the beginning or end of the first two volumes. - FSC and HR

Related Websites

 * Records created by the estate held by the National Archives of Denmark: Daisy: Ågård Gods


 * Danske Herregårde - Aagaard (Sjælland)

Related Wiki Articles

 * Denmark, Estate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)


 * Danish Gods