Jelling Parish, Vejle, Denmark Genealogy

History
Jelling parish is rich with history. Anciently, Jelling was the seat of Gorm the Old, the last pagan king of Denmark. Gorm was buried in a viking burial mound just outside the church and also situated next to the church are the famous Jelling stones created to commemorate Gorm and his wife Thyra.

The Jelling church was burned by fire on 3 April 1673. Then on 1 July 1679 the priest's farm house was burned as well.

Place Names
Anesminde, Baggesholm, Bøgelund,  Eliseholm,  Fårup, Fårup Huse, Fårup Sø, Fårupgaard,  Gravenslund,  Haughus, Hopballe, Hopballe Mølle,  Hornstrup, Hørup,  Jelling, Jelling Mark, Jelling Skov,  Kiddegaard, Kiddelund,  Moseby, Mølvang,  Rugballe,  Skovbølling, Skovdallund, Styvel, Styvel Mark,  Vester Hornstrup

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

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Gadbjerg

Givskud

Grejs

Hover

Hvejsel

Kollerup

Nørup

Skibet

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 * The 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.
 * The parish records of Jelling and Hover (which belongs to the same chapelry) for the years 1751-1770 have been transcribed and are searchable for free at http://www.vejle.lokalarkiver.dk/vsf/transskriberinger/KB_Vejle_Torrild_Jelling-Hover_1751-1770.pdf This can be used to complete research in these two parishes faster. Names are written as spelled in the original document.
 * The Jelling parish records begin in 1750, but have several gaps and information is missing. Here is a list of what records are available:
 * Christenings: 1751-1753, 1755, 1763-present
 * Marriages: 1751-1751, 1763-present
 * Confirmations: 1769-present
 * Burials: 1750-1753, 1755, 1763-present
 * Moving in Lists: 1814-1875
 * Moving out Lists: 1814-1875
 * Moving in Lists: 1814-1875
 * Moving out Lists: 1814-1875


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Family History Library Records
Click Denmark, Vejle Records for a full listing of records at the Family History Librarythat 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, Vejle" and then select your parish.