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Probably the most important piece of information needed in order to research a family or individual in Copenhagen is where exactly the family lived. Knowing the street address determines what record juridictions the family/individual can be found in, saving time and energy. | Probably the most important piece of information needed in order to research a family or individual in Copenhagen is where exactly the family lived. Knowing the street address determines what record juridictions the family/individual can be found in, saving time and energy. | ||
== Step 1: What do I know? == | == Step 1: What do I know? == | ||
== Step 2: What records can I search? == | The first step in finding your family in Copenhagen is determining what is already known. Ask yourself the following questions: | ||
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*Do I already know an address for the family? | |||
*Do I have letters from the family that indicate an address? | |||
*Are there secondary sources that could have an address, or at least a specific parish in the city? | |||
== Step 2: What records can I search? == | |||
The second step in finding your family in Copenhagen, is understanding what records will tell you where they were living. The best records for finding an address in Copenhagen are: | |||
1. [[Copenhagen: Census|Census Records]]: Censuses are some of the best records for finding an address. Most of Copenhagen is indexed online at ''[http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ Dansk Demografisk Database].'' | 1. [[Copenhagen: Census|Census Records]]: Censuses are some of the best records for finding an address. Most of Copenhagen is indexed online at ''[http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ Dansk Demografisk Database].'' | ||
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2. [[Copenhagen: Police Census|Police Census Records]]: A special census taken in Copenhagen by the police twice a year. | 2. [[Copenhagen: Police Census|Police Census Records]]: A special census taken in Copenhagen by the police twice a year. | ||
== Step 3: What jurisdictions does the address belong to? == | == Step 3: What jurisdictions does the address belong to? == | ||
== Step 4: What's next? == | == Step 4: What's next? == | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] | [[Category:Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] | ||