Abel Parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Genealogy

Abel is a former parish in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is now known as Abild parish in Denmark. Click here for a picture of the church.

Census records
1801 Census (Højer and Lø): Indexed here.

1803 Census (Højer and Lø): Indexed here.

1845 Census: Film numbers 039249 and 039280 in the Family History Library Collection.

A transcription of this census is available on the web at Danish Demographic Database

History
A brief history of the parish in German appears here.

Land and Property
Early published land records for this parish (1607-1613) can be found in Tre gottorpske jordebøger 1607-13 [FHL book 948.94 R2ip v. 1-2].

Military records
Rekruterings stamruller 1876-1881 available on Family History Library [FHL] film 412763.

Laegdsruller [Conscription register] for Abel for the year 1889 available on FHL film 339575. This record contains names of conscripts born in the year 1889. Names and residence of the parents are also given as well as religion of the conscript, birthplace and notations regarding military service.

Parish records
Parish records for Abel begin in 1763. For Family History Library film numbers click.

Place Names
Danish place names (with their variations) within the boundaries of Abild parish:

Abild Abild Mark Abild, Nørre- Abelgaard Abildgaard Abildkjær Batteriet Blaabjærg Blæsom = Nyhus Blauberg see Blaabjærg Bomgaard Bomhus Bol = Boell Bornbusk Brændkjær Brodersgaard Brodersgaard Mark Damhus Frederiksgave Galgestrøm Gøl = Gøhl = Goel Hedehus Herlund Hjulstedgaard = Julstedgaard Høgslund Høgslund Mark Højtoft Holm Hommelhof = Hummelhoff Humlehave = Hummelhoff Jesperlund Julstedgaard = Hjulstedgaard Karolinegaard Klinborg = Klienborg = Klienburg = Kleinborg Knold Kohøj Koloni Kongsbjerg = Königsberg = Kongensbierg Kongsbjerg Mark Løkkegaard = Lykgaard Lykgaard = Løkkegaard Middagssted Nedersted = Nörstedt = Nærsted Nordhaus = Nørhus Nørhus = Nordhaus Nørre Abild Nørregaard Nyhus = Blæsom Nyland Østergade Pothat = Pottat = Potthatt Purremose = Porremose Ravnsholt = Rauensholt Relingsminde Slane Sølsted = Sylstedt = Sulstedt = Sijlstede Søllstedt, Vester- Søndergaard Sønderkjær Sønder Vennemose Sønderrad Stengaard = Steinhof Tornborg Travsted Tykskov = Tyvse Tyvse = Tykskov = Tügschau = Tügsshövet Tyvse Mark Vennemose = Wenmoes = Wennemoos Vennemose, Lille- Vennemose Mark Vestergaard = Westergaard Vestermark Wartburg Washington 

Source: J. P. Trap Danmark. G.E.C. Gads Forlag, 1966. (FHL 943.9 E2t v. 25).

Collections
Poor Fund Cases relating to church, school and poverty 1637-1712.

Sources in print
Published sources for Abel or Abild parish include these:

Efterkommerne af Aegteparret Bolsmand Andreas Riggelsen og Maren Nielsdatter i Nørhus, Abild, Tønder. [Descendants of Andreas Riggelsen, in 1700 and his wife, Maren Nielsdatter, born in 1712, both were born in Abild]. [FHL 038975].

Slaegten Riggelsen fra Abild Sogn. [FHL 929.2489 R448s or film 718,345].