Are there any Mern, Praesto parish records available before 1814? It appears that records should exist back to 1617, but I haven't found any online.
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser?bsid=153678#153678,25613417
"Danmark Kirkebøger, 1484-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-994W-B9WF-P?cc=2078555&wc=M5K8-82S%3A357517501%2C359241901%2C359545301%2C359545302 : 22 May 2014), Præstø > Bårse > Mern > 1 (1617-1837) Fødte, Konfirmerede, Viede, Døde, Til- og afgangslister, Register > image 1 of 599; Rigsarkivet, Copenhagen (National Archives, Copenhagen).
Could the records be found in a different county? This FamilySearch Wiki indicates it was part of Vordingborg from 1662-1793, but I can't find any records for a county known by that name: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Mern_Parish,_Pr%C3%A6st%C3%B8,_Denmark_Genealogy
It seems the old church books burned in the fire of the vicarage 1847:
Mern (Baarse H.). F 1814-91; K 1815-91; V 1814-91; D 1814-91.
Pgd. brændte 15. Febr. 1727 og 31. Aug. 1847
- source: https://www.dis-danmark.dk/intro/danmarks_kirkeboeger.pdf
There are a number of records prior to 1814 (copied from other sources) in the beginning of the church book 1814 - 1837:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser?bsid=153678#153678,25613421
Best regards,
Inger Toudal
Hi Kerry
You can try to look here: http://www.aneopslag.dk/
Click at "Alle Personer"
Then choose Steder click at M and find places including Mern.
Otherwise you can look i Probate records in Vordingborg Amt, Vordingborg Rytterdistrikt and Vordingbor-Tryggevælde amter.
Also try Lekkende and Beldringe Estates.
else you ca ska for help abt. person here and give us a name.
You find probate extracts at https://aurelia-clemons.dk/probate.htm
https://aurelia-clemons.dk/par-est1.htm
- Mern Baarse 98 [should be 78], 83, 106, 172, 176, 179
https://aurelia-clemons.dk/estate1.htm
Best regards,
Inger
Do not forget to look into the Military Levying Rolls available for the parish:
- Vordingborg County 1791 - 1803 lægd no 34
Search for 'Vordingborg' on the Rigsarkivet web-site using this link https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/other/index-creator/170/156352/16481031
- Præstø County 1804 - 1851 lægd no 71
and search 'Præstø' on the same site to see the rolls for the next period
Inger, Lis, and Britta,
Thank you very much for the tips/leads. I will check them out.