Hof- og slotskirken København, København, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Hof-og slotskirken, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
The parish has been around since the creation of Christiansborg Slot in 1167. The parish was mainly used by the royal family and the nobility of Denmark until it was closed on 1 June 1926.

On 18 June 1930 a new parish, called Christiansborg Slotsogn, was established from the surrounding parishes of Christians, Helligånds, and Vor Frue. That parish closed in 1965.

Street Names
Anker Heegaards Gade

Bag Raadhuset, Bernstorffsgade, Bryghusgade, Børsen, Børsgade

Christiansborggade, Christiansborg Ridebane, Christiansborg Slot, Christiansborg Slotsplads, Christiansgade

Dantes Plads

Edvard Falcks Gade

Farvergade, Frederiksberggade, Frederiksholms Kanal

Gaasegade

Hambrosgade, Hestemøllestræde

Kalvebod Brygge, Kattesund, Kompagnistræde

Lavendelstræde, Løngangstræde

Mikkel Bryggers Gade, Mitchellsgade

Niels Brocks Gade, Ny Kongensgade, Nytorv, Ny Vestergade

Otto Mønsteds Gade, Otto Mønsteds Plads

Polititorvet, Prins Jørgens Gaard, Proviantgaarden, Puggaardsgade

Rigsdagsgaarden, Rysensteensgade, Raadhuspladsen, Raadhusstræde

Slotsholmsgade, Slutterigade, Stoltenbergsgade, Stormgade, Syndergaardsgade

Thorvaldsens Museum, Tietgensgade, Tøjhusgade

Vandkunsten, Ved Glyptoteket, Ved Godsbanegaarden, Vester Boulevard, Vesterbrogade, Vester Voldgade

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


 * Surrounding Parishes

Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records

 * Free Online Database: 


 * 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.


 * Help Reading Old Handwriting: 


 * FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available
 * Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
 * Gothic script help links (Danish)


 * 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

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Denmark, København Records for a full listing of records at the FamilySearch 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, København" and then select your parish.