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

Uk, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Uge, 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 Uk.

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

Locations within Uk
Almstrup/Almstrup, Almstrupgaard, Almstrup Mark, Bekager/Bækager, Bækkegaard, Enggaard, Engvang, Fagsbøl, Fol, Granly, Green, Hovbjerg, Højbogaard, Højgaard, Højvang, Johannesminde/Johannesminde, Kastwraa/Kastvraa, Kasvraagaard, Købmandsgaarden, Langagergaard, Langkjærhus, Ligaard/Ligaard, Lautrup/Lovtrup, Lovtrup Vestermark, Lovtrup Østermark, Maibüllgaard/Majbølgaard, Olmersvold, Petersburg/Petersborg, Porsbüll/Porsbøl, Porskær, Porsaa, Povlsbro, Povlskrohus, Skelgaard, Skovly, Skoosminde/Skovsminde, Stenbjerghus, Süderfeld, Swennebygaarde Tausbüll, Teglgaard, Toftvang, Trekrona, Uge, Uge Hede, Ugemark, Urnehoved/Urnehoved, Varsebo, Voldager, Ziegelei bei Uk, Østergaard, Aartoft Plantage

Surrounding parishes
Bjolderup, Apenrade Jordkirch, Apenrade Enstedt, Apenrade Klipleff, Apenrade Tingleff, Tondern

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

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 Uge (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Uge Sogn. Then click on a book to browse the digital images. Beginning with step number 5, see the "Arkivalieronline: Church Records" Instruction guide to learn how to browse church books on Arkivalieronline.

Indexed church records of Uk parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1448-1914, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

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

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

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Uk 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 Uk:
 * 1769
 * 1803
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1855
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Bjolderup; note that not all of the websites below have records from all the censuses of Bjolderup:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry
 * Danish Demographic Database (index only)

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Uk. For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet.

Family Genealogy
The following genealogy for families in Uk are available in the FamilySearch Library and/or on FamilySearch:


 * Slægtsbog for efterkommere efter Peter Nissen i Ulvemose, Tinglev sogn, født 1814
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Descendants of Peter Nissen of Ulvemose, Tinglev Parish, Born 1814
 * Description (Danish): Forfædre og efterkommere efter Peter Nissen (1814-1881), søn af Peter Nissen (Jessen) og Maren Jepsdatter, der var født i Kravlund, Tinglev sogn, Tønder, og døde i Ulvemose, Tinglev sogn. Han blev gift (1) 1835 i Tinglev med Anna Matzen, der døde 1844 i Jyndevad, Burkal sogn. I dette ægteskab var 3 børn. Han blev gift (2) 1844 i Burkal med Anna Christensen (1814-1891), datter til Christen Salomonsen og Mette Hansdatter. Hun var født i Rolighed, Fåborg sogn, Ribe. I dette ægteskab var 5 børn der var født i Burkal, Uge og Ensted sogne. Med navneregister.
 * Description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Peter Nissen (1814-1881), son of Peter Nissen (Jessen) and Maren Jepsdatter, who was born in Kravlund, Tinglev parish, Tønder. He married (1) 1835 in Tinglev Anna Matzen, who died 1844 in Jyndevad, Burkal parish. They had three children. He married (2) 1844 in Burkal Anna Christensen (1814-1891), daughter of Christen Salomonsen and Mette Hansdatter. She was born in Rolighed, Fåborg parish, Ribe. This marriage produced five children, who were born in Burkal, Ensted and Uge parishes. They all used surname Nissen.
 * Call number: 929.2489 N636p
 * Off-site book; order a copy to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Land Records
Browsable land and property registration records (deeds and mortgages) for Uk ca. 1881-1913 may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below. These records are set up by locality, listed alphabetically, and are all of the same approximate years, 1881-1913. The land and property are registered in the Grundbøger and are numbered by volume and page (bind and blad). Any documents concerning actions taken on this property are in the Grundakter and can be found by the same volume and page used in the Grundbøger. The records for Lautrup (Lovtrup), located in Uk parish, are also listed below.

Related Sources
Uk became a part of the collective municipality (kommune) of Tinglev in 1970 and then became a part of the kommune of Aabenraa in 2007. The current 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.