Thisted County, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Thisted ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Thisted County is a former province in Denmark, located on the north-westernmost part of the country It encompassed the westernmost part of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy. It was dissolved in 1970 when the bulk of it was merged into Viborg County while other regions joined the counties of Ringkjøbing and North Jutland.

Archives, Societies, Libraries
Many records from places in Thisted County are held by the Danish State Archives in Viborg. Records are also available from the State Archives' website ArkivalierOnline.

Census Records

 * 1834 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1835 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1840 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1845 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1850 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1855 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1890 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1901 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1916 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Districts

 * Hassing Herred
 * Hillerslev Herred
 * Hundborg Herred
 * Morsø Nørre Herred
 * Morsø Sønder Herred
 * Refs Herred
 * Vester Han herred

How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Information
Instructions for finding records are found on the individual parish pages, linked to the clickable map and parish list below.

Parishes
Map of parishes

Church Records

 * 1484-1941 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Military

 * 1789-1792 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Probate Records

 * 1674-1851 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Websites
Danish Family Search. This site has an overview of censuses and church records by county, district and parish. Search across census data, church records and Police Register Archive. Phonetic search. Search on street names and places in Denmark. Enter County and parish and search all places in the parish.