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

Eckwatt, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Egvad, 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 Eckwatt.

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

Locations within Eckwatt
Andersminde, Bølkhøj, Eckwatt/Egvad, Fjerholm, Fredenslund, Grim Mose, Hedegaarden, Horsbük/Horsbyg, Horsbyg Gaarde, Horsbyg Mose, Horsbyg Nørremark, Hostrupgaard, Hostrup Kaadnermark, Hönkys/Hønkys, Hønkys Nørremark, Hønkys Østermark, Kløvergaard, Kopsholt, Kaadnermark, Købmandsgaarden, Neukrug/Nykro, Norderfeld/Nørre Hostrup Nørremark, Nykro Øster, Nørre Hostrup Østermark, Öbening/Øbening, Osterfeld, Præstegaarden, Rosenlund, Raaholt, Skovhuus/Skovhus, Süderfeld/Nørre Hostrup Søndermark, Søndergaard, Tingbjerg, Tingbjerggaard, Under Bjergene, Westerfeld/Nørre Hostrup Vestermark, Østergaard

Surrounding parishes
Hellewatt, Apenrade Jordkirch, Apenrade Ries, Apenrade Osterlügum, Apenrade Aggerschau, Hadersleben

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

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 Egvad (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Egvad Sogn (Åbenrå Amt). 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 Eckwatt parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923
 * Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916
 * Kirkebøger, 1764-1914, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

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

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

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Eckwatt 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 Eckwatt:
 * 1769
 * 1803
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

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


 * Degn Laurids Iversen, 1780-1837
 * Translated title (English): Parish Clerk Laurids Iversen, 1780-1837
 * Description (English): The Iversen family of Åbenrå, Denmark. The Østergaard line's forefather Laurids Iversen (1780-1837) in Hellevad-Egvad, Åbenrå co., and his wife Maren Nissen (1780-1841) of Østergaard.
 * Film number: 475292, Item 14
 * DGS number: 7529134
 * Linked image numbers: 282-308
 * 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

Related Sources
Eckwatt is now part of the collective municipality (kommune) of Ringkøbing-Skjern. 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.