Christiansø Parish, Bornholm, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Christiansø, Bornholm, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



History
Ertholmene, old spelling Ærtholme(ne), so named because its islands are very small, generally called Christiansø, also by Statistics Denmark and the Church of Denmark, is a small archipelago situated approximately northeast of Gudhjem, Bornholm east of Sandvig in the Baltic Sea. It is also situated approximately 106 miles southeast of the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen. Ertholmene belongs to Denmark and has the country's easternmost point. Statistically together with Bornholm it is part of Landsdel Bornholm.

Ertholmene makes up the Parish of Christiansø in the Church of Denmark, served by Christiansø Church. Ertholmene consists of three main islands, Christiansø, Frederiksø and Græsholm, plus a number of minor rocks and skerries. The best known of the latter are Tat and Østerskær, Denmark's easternmost point.

Ertholmene has never been part of a municipality, county, or region. The islands are administered by the Ministry of Defence.

Place Names
Christiansø, Ertholmene, Frederiksø, Græsholm, Lille Taarn, Lilleø Mindebrøndene, Mindet, Møllebakke, Nordhavn, Næs, Postkont, Præstedammen, Præsteskær, Sirenedammen, Store Brønd, Store Magasin, Sydhavn, Tat, Tyveskær, Vesterskær, Østerskær,

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.


 * Surrounding Parishes

Bornholm County: Allinge-Sandvig, Gudhjem, Ibsker, Olsker, Rø, Svaneke, Østerlarsker, Østermarie

Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records

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 * The vast majority of research you do in Denmark will be in church parish registers, which are held in the Danish State Archives available online at ARKIVALIERONLINE. Select your county and parish from the drop-down lists.


 * Help Reading Danish Records:


 * Denmark Parish Register Headings provides translated examples of parish headings. You will be able to interpret much of what is in the records using these headings. Danish Word List covers typical  terms found in the records. Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Names, Personal.


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 * FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting:, , and
 * Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
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 * Knowing What to Look for Next:


 * To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.

Collections

 * Church Records
 * Kirkebøger - Getting Started
 * Find church books on Arkivalieronline
 * Denmark Church Records
 * Census Records
 * ARKIVALIERONLINE Census records online
 * Censuses - Getting Started
 * Denmark Census
 * Census digitization/index availability - chart showing progress in census digitizing and indexing per location.
 * Court Records
 * Danish Chancellery - Getting Started!
 * Danish Chancery Court Records
 * Denmark Court Records
 * Military Records
 * Lægdsruller, Danish Military Levying Rolls, is a census of men eligible to join military (1789-1932)
 * What's on Lægdsruller and Søruller
 * Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)


 * Probate Records
 * Registers of Wills in the Danish Chancellory
 * Danish Chancellery - Getting Started!
 * , index and images.

Related Sources
Denmark Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Family History Library Records
Click Denmark, Bornholm Recordsfor a full listing of records at the Family History Library, that may be digitized. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Denmark, Bornholm" and then select your parish.