Ålborg County, Denmark Genealogy

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

History
Ålborg County is a former province in Denmark, located in north-eastern Jutland around the eastern approach to the Limfjord. Ålborg County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Hjørring County forming the new North Jutland County. You can find more information at the Wikipedia article Aalborg County.

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

The Ålborg City Archives website can be found at http://www.aalborgstadsarkiv.dk/

Census Records

 * 1834 - at FamilySearch - images
 * 1835 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1840 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1845 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1850 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1855 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1890 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1901 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1906 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1911 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1916 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1921 - at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch - index and images.
 * 1930 - at FamilySearch - index and images.

Districts

 * Fleskum Herred
 * Gislum Herred
 * Hellum Herred
 * Hindsted Herred
 * Hornum Herred
 * Kær Herred
 * Slet Herred
 * Års 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
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Map of parishes

Church Records

 * 1484-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

 * 1789-1792 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

 * 1674-1851 - at FamilySearch — index and images