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Copenhagen: Finding a Place of Residence (view source)
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The first step in finding your family in Copenhagen is determining what is already known. Ask yourself the following questions: | The first step in finding your family in Copenhagen is determining what is already known. Ask yourself the following questions: | ||
#Do I already know an address for the family? | |||
#Do I have letters from the family that indicate an address? | |||
#Are there secondary sources (such as [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|Biographies]]) that could have an address, or at least a specific parish in the city? | |||
If you do find an address among your family records, or other easily available sources, you can skip to ''Step 3''. However, it is adviseable to verify the information you have found in ''Step 1'' by following the tips in ''Step 2''. | If you do find an address among your family records, or other easily available sources, you can skip to ''Step 3''. However, it is adviseable to verify the information you have found in ''Step 1'' by following the tips in ''Step 2''. | ||
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#[[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].'' | #[[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].'' | ||
#[[Copenhagen: Police Census|Police Census Records]]: A special census taken in Copenhagen by the police twice a year.<br> | #[[Copenhagen: Police Census|Police Census Records]]: A special census taken in Copenhagen by the police twice a year.<br> | ||
#[[Copenhagen: | #[[Copenhagen: Directories|Directories]]: Directories are some of the oldest records that list a person's place of residence in Copenhagen. | ||
#[[Copenhagen: Church Records|Church Records]]: Many times, a birth record, marriage record, or death record will list where the individual was residing when the record was made. It is adviseable to only search church records if a parish of residence is already known. | #[[Copenhagen: Church Records|Church Records]]: Many times, a birth record, marriage record, or death record will list where the individual was residing when the record was made. It is adviseable to only search church records if a parish of residence is already known. | ||
#[[Copenhagen: Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]: Like the church records, civil registration will usually list where the individual was residing when the record was made. | #[[Copenhagen: Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]: Like the church records, civil registration will usually list where the individual was residing when the record was made. | ||