Finding Birth Information in Denmark: Difference between revisions

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== Step 2: What records can I search?  ==
== Step 2: What records can I search?  ==
If you could not find birth information in Step 1, or if you need to verify the information you found, then the next step is understanding what records contain birth information. 
 
If you could not find birth information in Step 1, or if you need to verify the information you found, then the next step is understanding what records contain birth information.   


''Finding the birth date''  
''Finding the birth date''  
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#[[Denmark Biography|Biographies]], [[Denmark Genealogy|Genealogies]], and [[Denmark Periodicals|Periodicals]]:   
#[[Denmark Biography|Biographies]], [[Denmark Genealogy|Genealogies]], and [[Denmark Periodicals|Periodicals]]:   
#[[Copenhagen: Police Census|Police Census Records]]: A special census taken in Copenhagen by the police twice a year.<br>
#[[Denmark_Church_Records|Church Records]]&nbsp;(see also [[Denmark:_Birth_/_Christening_Records|Church Birth and Christening Records]]):  
#[[Copenhagen: Directories|Directories]]: Directories are some of the oldest records that list a person's place of residence in Copenhagen.
#[[Denmark_Census|Censuses]]:#[[Denmark_Civil_Registration|Civil Registration]]:#[[Danish_Military_Levying_Rolls_(Lægdsruller)|Military Levying Rolls]]:#[[Denmark_Probate_Records|Probates]]:#[[Denmark_Taxation|Taxes]]:#[[Denmark_Occupations|Occupational Records]]:
#[[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.


If you cannot find a family's place of residence, you may need to begin searching parish to parish for the family. See the strategies under ''Step 4''.  
If you cannot find a family's place of residence, you may need to begin searching parish to parish for the family. See the strategies under ''Step 4''.  
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