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

Bedstedt, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Bedsted, 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 Bedstedt.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from CompGen. For more information, see the entry for Bedstedt.

Locations within Bedstedt
Arendorf/Arndrup, Arendorfmühle/Arndrup Vandmølle, Basseklint, Bedstedt/Bedsted, Bedsted Bjerg, Bedstedtfeld/Bedstedmark, Bedsted-Sivkro Domæne, Enggaard, Graulund/Gravlund, Grækenland, Hvemhalyst, Kisbæk, Moorbek/Maarbæk, Maarbæk Bjerg, Nederballe, Nørballe, Nørremark, Overballe, Siverkrug/Sivkro, Sønder Gravlund, Sønder Gravlund Mark, Søndergaard, Tannenhof, Terp, Tyrki, Vestermark, Østermark, Osterterp/Øster Terp, Øster Terp Domæne, Østerterp Nørremark, Øster Terp Vestermark

Surrounding parishes
Hellewatt, Apenrade Norderlügum, Tondern Lügumkloster, Tondern Hoist, Tondern Rapstedt, Tondern Aggerschau, Hadersleben

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

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 Bedsted (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select "Bedsted 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 Bedstedt parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923
 * Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916
 * Kirkebøger, 1692-1914, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

Ancestry

 * Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1918; County: "Aabenraa-Sønderborg Amt, Haderslev Amt, og Tønder Amt"; Parish: "Bedsted Sogn (Åbenrå Amt)"

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

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

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

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

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Bedstedt; note that not all of the websites below have records from all the censuses of Bedstedt:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry
 * Danish Demographic Database (index only; years 1769, 1803, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1860, and 1921 fully indexed and searchable)

Land Records
Browsable land and property registration records (deeds and mortgages) for Bedsted 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 Arndrup (Arendorf), a group of houses in Bedsted parish, are also listed below.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Bedstedt. 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 Bedsted are available in the Family History Library and/or on FamilySearch:


 * Efterkommere efter Bolsmand Wilken Nissen og Maren f. Brodersdatter i Østerterp, Bedsted Sogn, Aabenraa amt
 * Translated title (English): Descendants of Farmer Wilken Nissen and Maren née Brodersdatter in Østerterp, Bedsted Parish, Aabenraa County
 * Description (English): The descendants of Wilken Nissen (1701-1779) of Østerterp, Bedsted parish, Åbenrå co., and Maren Brodersdatter (1720-1783)
 * Film number: 475293, Item 14
 * Linked DGS number: 7529135
 * Slægtsbog for efterkommere efter Lars Thomsen Lund, født 1819
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Descendants of Lars Thomsen Lund born 1819
 * Description (Danish): Forfædre og efterkommere efter Lars Thomsen Lund (1819-1888), som var født i Nørklit, Lild sogn, Thisted, og døde i Grøntoft, Bedsted sogn, Åbenrå. Han blev gift (1) 1856 i Vestervig Kirke med Ane Marie Christensdatter (1829-1868). Hun var født på Heltborg Hede, Heltborg sogn, Thisted, og døde i Grøntoft. Han blev gift (2) 1871 i Bedsted Kirke med Ane Marie Jensen (1847-1918). Hun var født i Refs, Thisted, og døde i Grøntoft. Børnene er efter anden hustru Ane Marie Jensen. De anvendte efternavn Larsen. Efterkommere lever i Danmark og De forenede Stater.
 * Translated description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Lars Thomsen Lund (1819-1888), who was born in Nørklit, Lild parish, Thisted, and died in Grøntoft, Bedsted parish, Åbenrå. He married (1) Ane Marie Christensdatter (1829-1868) 1856 in Vestervig. She was born in Heltborg Hede, Heltborg parish, Thisted. He married (2) Ane Marie Jensen (1847-1918) 1871 in Bedsted. She was born in Refs, Thisted. Descendants in this book are through his second wife Ane Marie Jensen. He had eight children with her. They used surname Larsen.
 * Film number: 1440162, Item 15
 * Linked DGS number: 8852346
 * for efterkommere efter Peder Christian Madsen født 1819'''
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Descendants of Peder Christian Madsen born 1819
 * Description (Danish): Peder Christian Madsen er født 1819 i Bedsted, og han døde 1890 i Handrup, Vestervig sogn, Thisted amt. Han blev gift med Karen Nielsdatter (1821-1890) 1845 i Vestervig Kirke. Hun var født i Villerup, Vestervig. Peder og Karen boede i Bakgaarden til 1856, da gaarden blev flyttet ud paa sin nuværende plads, længere mod øst, midt paa marken, og gaarden kaldes nu Østergaard. De havde otte børn, som var født i Bakgaarden eller Østergaard af Vestervig sogn, og som anvendte efternavn Pedersen.
 * Translated description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Peder Christian Madsen (1819-1890), born in Bedsted, Åbenrå co., died in Handrup, Vestervig parish, Thisted co., Denmark. He married Karen Nielsdatter (1821-1890) 1845 in Vestervig Church. She was born in Villerup, Vestervig, Thisted county. Peder and Karen lived in Bakgaarden until 1856, at which time the farm was moved more to the east, and the name was changed to Østergaard. They had eight children, all born in Bakgaarden or Østergaard, Vestervig. They all used surname Pedersen. Descendants live in Denmark and United States.
 * Film number: 1440130, Item 1
 * Linked DGS number: 8852320

Related Sources
Bedstedt is now part of the collective municipality (kommune) 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.