Denmark, Deeds and Mortgages, 1572-1928

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains deeds, mortgages, and other records related to property ownership for the years 1572 to 1928, for South Jutland, Denmark. Deeds and mortgages are documents dealing with real property. These records along with others were kept by the estate owner. These records identify transactions involving real property. The names of the principals (seller, purchaser; mortgagor, mortgagee) will be given in the document. Descriptions of the property involved will be given along with specific rights granted or withheld by either party. In some cases entire families may be identified.

Many of the records in this collection are unique to this region of Denmark, and follow practices found in Prussia. Some of the records included in this collection are:

• Bibog - full text transcription of the mortgage document. The German the word for bibog is Nebenbuch.
• Grundakter
• Grundbøger - land use account
• Kontrakter - contracts
• Skødeprotokoller - deeds
• Skode- og panteprokoller - deeds and mortgages
• Udskiftningssager

Indexes are available on some of these groups of images. If indexes are available, check these for the name first. Indexes are usually located at the beginning of a group of images or at the end. They maybe alphabetized by the first name or the last name. Find your ancestor’s name and look for the locator information next to the name (such as volume and year). This will help you find the record you are looking for in the collection.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Danish and German. For help reading them see:

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Denmark Deeds and Mortgages, 1572-1928.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

These records may contain the following information:

• Name of the property or estate owner
• Date of land transfer
• Name of person living on the estate
• Details of the transaction such as monies exchanged

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1822 Mortgage copy from a bibog

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  1887 Receipt