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<br> Parish Registers<br>Starting in 1645, all pastors in Denmark have been obliged by law to keep Parish Registers. Most of these have survived from around the 1750s. Some are older and date back to the 1670s or even earlier. Other parishes have been less fortunate and fires, mice, insects etc., destroyed all church records prior to 1814. | <br> | ||
== What's the Next Step? == | |||
Select a specific relative or ancestor born in Denmark for whom you know at least a name, the village or parish where he or she lived in Denmark, and an approximate date when he or she lived there. It is also very helpful to know the names of other family members born in Denmark. | |||
<br> As you look over your Family Group Records, or Pedigree Charts, ask yourself “What do I want to find next?” Common goals might be: <br> | |||
*The last person on a specific line of your Pedigree Chart. | |||
*A missing parent on the Family Group Sheet | |||
*A gap between the birth years of the children on a Family Group Record (a wide enough gap that there may be missing children in between siblings). | |||
*Finding the last children to the parents (during the Mothers’ child bearing years). | |||
*To find the birth date and place for an individual listed on the Family Group Record without one. | |||
*Locating the marriage date and place for the parents on a Family Group Record. | |||
<br> For suggestions on finding an immigrant ancestor's birthplace, see the "[[Denmark: Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section through the Denmark: Portal of the FamilySearch Wiki. | |||
<br> Next, decide what you want to learn about your ancestor, such as where and when he was married, or the names of his parents. You may want to ask an experienced researcher to help you select a goal that you can achieve. | |||
<br> <br> Parish Registers<br>Starting in 1645, all pastors in Denmark have been obliged by law to keep Parish Registers. Most of these have survived from around the 1750s. Some are older and date back to the 1670s or even earlier. Other parishes have been less fortunate and fires, mice, insects etc., destroyed all church records prior to 1814. | |||
Parish Registers from 1812-1814 until now<br>1812-1814 are important years for Danish genealogists. That is when Danish pastors were instructed to keep two separate copies of Parish Registers - and never to keep them in the same location overnight. For this reason, nearly all parishes have records from those dates onwards! | Parish Registers from 1812-1814 until now<br>1812-1814 are important years for Danish genealogists. That is when Danish pastors were instructed to keep two separate copies of Parish Registers - and never to keep them in the same location overnight. For this reason, nearly all parishes have records from those dates onwards! | ||
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1. [[ | 1. [[Danish Research: Getting Started|Getting Started]]<br>2. [[Denmark: Finding Birth Information|Birth Information]]<br>3. [[Denmark: Finding Marriage Information|Marriage Information]]<br>4. [[Denmark: Finding Death Information|Death Information]]<br>5. Place of Origin in Denmark<br>6. Moving within Denmark | ||
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