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 was one of the original amter of Denmark. It was unchaged by the reform act of 1793, but in 1808 it was annexed to Copenhagen County. In 1970 the county was recreated by the Communal Reform Act. On 1 January 2007 it was made part of Region Zealand.

Archives, Societies, and Libraries
(enter archive, society, library contact information)

Slægtsforskerforening

Census Records

 * 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
 * 1916 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Districts

 * Ramsø Herred
 * Sømme Herred
 * Tune Herred
 * Voldborg Herred



Parishes
Map of parishes

Probate Records

 * 1674 - 1851 - at FamilySearch — index and images