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#<u>Analyze</u>: Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate? | #<u>Analyze</u>: Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate? | ||
#<u>If the child is ''illegitimate''</u>'':'' Look for the marriage record between the birth of the illegitimate child and the birth of the first legitimate child. | #<u>If the child is ''illegitimate''</u>'':'' Look for the marriage record between the birth of the illegitimate child and the birth of the first legitimate child. | ||
#<u>If the oldest child is ''legitimate''</u>'':'' then begin looking for the couple's marriage record starting in the same year the child was born and working your way back five years. | #<u>If the oldest child is ''legitimate''</u>'':'' then begin looking for the couple's marriage record starting in the same year the child was born and working your way back five years. | ||
#<u>Tips</u>: Usually, the marriage happened in the parish the bride is from. Remember to look up to even a few weeks before a child is born for the marriage. It was quite common for the couple to be expecting a child before they were married.<u></u> | #<u>Tips</u>: Usually, the marriage happened in the parish the bride is from. Remember to look up to even a few weeks before a child is born for the marriage. It was quite common for the couple to be expecting a child before they were married.<u></u> | ||
== Step 3: What records can I search to find a marriage date? == | == Step 3: What records can I search to find a marriage date? == | ||
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The easiest birth information to find is the birth date. Although it may not be possible to find an exact birth date in some cases, it is possible to find an approximate year or a christening date. Search the following records to find a birth date: | The easiest birth information to find is the birth date. Although it may not be possible to find an exact birth date in some cases, it is possible to find an approximate year or a christening date. Search the following records to find a birth date: | ||
#[[Denmark Biography|<u>Biographies</u>]] | #[[Denmark Biography|<u>Biographies</u>]], [[Denmark Genealogy|<u>Genealogies</u>]], and [[Denmark Periodicals|<u>Periodicals</u>]]:#[[Denmark Church Records|<u>Church Records</u>]];(see also [[Denmark: Birth / Christening Records|Church Birth and Christening Records]]): | ||
#[[Denmark Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]:#[[Denmark Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]:#[[Denmark Court Records|Court Records]]:#[[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|<u>Military Levying Rolls</u>]]:#[[Denmark Probate Records|<u>Probates</u>]]:#[[Denmark Taxation|<u>Taxes</u>]]:#[[Denmark Occupations|<u>Occupational Records</u>]]: | #[[Denmark Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]:#[[Denmark Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]:#[[Denmark Court Records|Court Records]]:#[[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|<u>Military Levying Rolls</u>]]:#[[Denmark Probate Records|<u>Probates</u>]]:#[[Denmark Taxation|<u>Taxes</u>]]:#[[Denmark Occupations|<u>Occupational Records</u>]]: | ||
== Step 4: What's next? == | == Step 4: What's next? == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Denmark|Denmark]] | [[Category:Denmark|Denmark]] | ||