Ringkøbing County, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Ringkøbing ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Archeological finds suggest that the town was founded in the 13th century. At that time it was the only real harbour town along the Danish west coast, being sheltered from the North Sea by the wall of Holmsland Dunes. 

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

Census Records

 * 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

 * Bølling Herred
 * Ginding Herred
 * Hammerum Herred
 * Hind Herred
 * Hjerm Herred
 * Nørre Horne Herred
 * Skodborg Herred
 * Ulfborg Herred
 * Vandfuld Herred

How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Information
Instructions for finding records are found on the individual parish pages, linked to the clickable map and parish list below. .

Parishes
Click here for a color-blind friendly version of this map

Church Records

 * 1484-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

 * 1789-1792 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

 * 1674-1851 - at FamilySearch — index and images