Præstø County, Denmark Genealogy

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

History
Præstø County (Danish: Præstø Amt) is a former province in Denmark, located on the southern part of Zealand. It was established in 1750 as a merger between Tryggevælde County and Vordingborg County. Møn County was added in 1803. It was abolished in 1970, merging with Maribo County to form Storstrøm County. You can find more information at the Wikipedia article Præstø County.

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

Census Records

 * 1771 Oeders Efterretninger 1771 at ddd.dda.dk - data of of married couples, widowers and widows for Zealand, Amager, Møn and Bornholm
 * 1834 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1835 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1840 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1845 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1850 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1855 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1890 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1901 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1916 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Districts

 * Bjæverskov Herred
 * Bårse Herred
 * Fakse Herred
 * Hammer Herred
 * Mønbo Herred
 * Stevns Herred
 * Tybjerg 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. The map below is based on 1880 county/parish boundaries.

Map of Parishes

Church Records

 * 1484-1941 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Military

 * 1789-1792 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Probate Records

 * 1674-1851 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Court Records
This table lists records available from one or more courts (birk) in the county. The description in the Protokol column is from the FamilySearch Library Catalog note, and may not always be the same as the description given by the National Archives of Denmark. At present these films have not been digitized by FamilySearch, but many are available through the National Archive's ArkivalierOnline site. Links in the Rigsarkivet column will open a new window where you can view the images. The link in the Daisy column will open a new window where you can see the National Archives's holdings for the court.


 * Hammer, Bårse og Jungshoved Birk, 1718-1720 succeeded by Vordingborg Rytterdistrikts Birk, 1720-1809