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

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

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

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Hellewatt:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Hellewatt. 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 Hellewatt are available in the Family History 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 Hans Hansen, gårdejer i Green i Klovtoft, Hellevad sogn, født 1823 samt gården Greens
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Descendants of Hans Hansen, Farm Owner in Green, Klovtoft, Hellevad Parish, born 1823, as well as of the Greens Farm
 * Description (Danish): Hans Hansen (1823-1897) var født i Green i Klovtoft, Hellevad sogn, Åbenrå, som søn af gårdmand Jes Hansen og Metta Christina Thomsen, og han døde i Klovtoft. Han blev gift 1854 i Hellevad sogn med Botilla Maria Petersen (1828-1897), som var født i Svejlund, Hellevad sogn, som datter af gårdejer Peter Christian Petersen og Kjesten Møller. De havde syv børn, som var alle født i Green. Efterkommere lever i Danmark og Tyskland. Inkluderer historie af Green i Klovtoft, Hellevad sogn, Åbenrå. Med register.
 * Translated description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Hans Hansen (1823-1897), who was born in Green in Klovtoft, Hellevad parish, Åbenrå. He married Botilla Maria Petersen (1828-1897) 1854 in Hellevad parish. She was born in Svejlund, Hellevad parish, a daughter of Peter Christian Petersen and Kjesten Møller. They had seven children, who were all born in Green Klovtoft. Descendants live in Denmark and Germany. Includes the history of Greens farm in Klovtoft, Hellevad parish. With index.
 * Film number: 1440132, Item 11
 * DGS number: 8852322
 * Linked image numbers: 1177-1318
 * Slægtsbog for efterkommere efter Johannes Nicolaus Nielsen, husmand på Rugbjerg Mark, Ø. Løgum sogn, født 1841
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Descendants of Johannes Nicolaus Nielsen, Cottager at Rugbjerg Mark, Øster Løgum Parish, born 1841n
 * Description (Danish): Johannes Nicolaus Nielsen (1841-1929) var født i Sønderborg, og han døde i Rugbjerg, Ø. Løgum sogn, Åbenrå. Han blev gift 1865 i Hellevad med Ingeborg Maria Nielsen Balmer (1839-1913). Hun var født i Sindetholm, Hellevad sogn, Åbenrå. De havde elleve børn, som var født i Hellevad og Øster Løgum.
 * Translated description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Johannes Nicolaus Nielsen (1841-1929), who was born in Sønderborg, and died in Rugbjerg. Ø. Løgum parish, Åbenrå. He married Ingeborg Maria Nielsen Balmer (1839-1913) 1865 in Hellevad. She was born in Sindetholm, Hellevad parish, Åbenrå. Their eleven children were born in Hellevad and Øster Løgum.
 * Film number: 1440142, Item 14
 * DGS number: 8852331
 * Linked image numbers: 1087-1180

Related Sources
Hellewatt is now part of the collective municipality of Aabenraa. 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.