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

Enstedt, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Ensted, 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 Enstedt.

Another online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from CompGen.

Locations within Enstedt
Agsø, Bakkely, Balletoft, Begyndt, Bolderslev Skov, Bækhave, Eliselund, Elmegaard, Elmetoft, Enghave, Enstedt/Ensted, Felsbekhof/Felsbækgaard, Felsbæk Teglgaard, Fuglsang, Gammelbo, Hedager, Hedevang, Helbjerggaard, Helenesminde/Helenesminde, Hjulsø, Hostrupkrat/Hostrup Krat, Hostrupfeld/Hostrupmark, Hostrupholz/Hostrupskov, Höffelberg/Høffelbjerg, Højtoft, Katrinegaard, Klatrup, Lachsmühle/Laksmølle, Langager, Lillehave, Lundberg/Lundsbjerg, Præstegaarden, Röllum/Røllum, Röllumfeld/Røllummark, Røllum Mose, Røllum Nørremark, Røllumskov, Rørdam, Skiftegaarden, Skovlyst, Skælbækgaard, Snelskær, Spangtoft, Stentoft, Stübbek/Stubbæk, Stübbekfeld/Stubbækmark, Störtum/Styrtom, Sølyst, Süderhostrup/Sønder Hostrup, Søndergaard, Tielsgaard, Tinggaard, Torp/Torp, Torpfeld/Torpmark, Vagballe, Vingelhøj, Virkelyst, ''Værnting', Østergaard, Aarup/Aarup, Aarupgaard, Aarupskov, Aarøsminde

Surrounding parishes
Uk, Apenrade Jordkirch, Apenrade Apenrade, Apenrade Feldstedt, Apenrade Klipleff, Apenrade

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

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 Ensted (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Ensted Sogn. Then click on a book to browse the digital images. Beginning with step number 5, see the "Arkivalieronline: Church Records" Instruction guide to learn how to browse church books on Arkivalieronline.

Indexed church records of Enstedt parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1656-1958, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

Civil Registration
Enstedt belonged to the civil registration office of Stübbek. Civil registration for Stübbek began on 1 October 1874.

For Enstedt civil registration records, see the Catalog (some are also listed under Stübbek) (browsable, but not indexed records).

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

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Enstedt; note that not all of the websites below have records from all the censuses of Enstedt:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry
 * Danish Demographic Database (index only)

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Enstedt. For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet.

Family Genealogy
The following genealogy for families in Enstedt are available in the FamilySearch Library and/or on FamilySearch:


 * Gårde og slægter i Ensted Sogn
 * Translated title (English): Farms and Lineages in Enstedt Parish
 * Description (English): Contains information about farms and families in Ensted parish, Åbenrå county, Denmark. With index.
 * Call number: 948.941 D2a (floor 2)
 * Slægtsbog for efterkommere efter Peter Nissen i Ulvemose, Tinglev sogn, født 1814
 * Translated title (English): Genealogy of Descendants of Peter Nissen in Ulvemose, Tinglev Parish, Born 1814
 * Description (Danish): Forfædre og efterkommere efter Peter Nissen (1814-1881), søn af Peter Nissen (Jessen) og Maren Jepsdatter, der var født i Kravlund, Tinglev sogn, Tønder, og døde i Ulvemose, Tinglev sogn. Han blev gift (1) 1835 i Tinglev med Anna Matzen, der døde 1844 i Jyndevad, Burkal sogn. I dette ægteskab var 3 børn. Han blev gift (2) 1844 i Burkal med Anna Christensen (1814-1891), datter til Christen Salomonsen og Mette Hansdatter. Hun var født i Rolighed, Fåborg sogn, Ribe. I dette ægteskab var 5 børn der var født i Burkal, Uge og Ensted sogne. Med navneregister.
 * Description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Peter Nissen (1814-1881), son of Peter Nissen (Jessen) and Maren Jepsdatter, who was born in Kravlund, Tinglev parish, Tønder. He married (1) 1835 in Tinglev Anna Matzen, who died 1844 in Jyndevad, Burkal parish. They had three children. He married (2) 1844 in Burkal Anna Christensen (1814-1891), daughter of Christen Salomonsen and Mette Hansdatter. She was born in Rolighed, Fåborg parish, Ribe. This marriage produced five children, who were born in Burkal, Ensted and Uge parishes. They all used surname Nissen. With name index.
 * Call number: 929.2489 N636p
 * Off-site book; order a copy to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Land and Property Records (Deeds and Mortgages)
Browsable land and property records (deeds and mortgages) of Enstedt parish, specifically of Årup estate, may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Related Sources
Enstedt became a part of the collective municipality (kommune) of Aabenraa in 1970. 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.