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#''Stillborns are almost always recorded'': Still born is a bit of a loose term used in the danish records. Even a child who lived for a couple of minutes could be considered stillborn. Despite how long they lived, or didn't live, stillborns are usually recorded in either the birth or death records, or both. | #''Stillborns are almost always recorded'': Still born is a bit of a loose term used in the danish records. Even a child who lived for a couple of minutes could be considered stillborn. Despite how long they lived, or didn't live, stillborns are usually recorded in either the birth or death records, or both. | ||
== Step 3: What records can I search to find marriage information? == | == Step 3: What records can I search to find marriage information?<br> == | ||
<br> | #[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]: Probably the most important records to use in Danish research are the church records. For centuries the church was in charge of recording the vital information of the populace. it is important to note that if you find a death record before 1814 that has only one date, it is more than likely the burial date rather than the death date<br> | ||
#[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]: Although civil registration was only in a few areas of Denmark, they are a very useful record. Often the civil registration records will contain more information than the church records, on the deceased individual.<br> | |||
#[[Denmark Probate Records|Probates]]: Usually, after a person died, a probate was conducted in order to pay the deceased's debts and distribute what's left to the inheritors. these records will usually list when the deceased passed away. If not, usually the probate date is close to the death date. | |||
#[[Denmark Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]: Like all cemeteries, you can usually find the death information of the individual on the headstone. However, it is important to note that in Denmark, a person only remains buried while the family pays for the grave. When there is no one else to pay for the grave the body and headstone is usually removed and taken to the catacombs or crematorium. The headstone is usually recycled. | |||
If you still cannot find the death information try the following records. These records may not give an actual death date or place, but they can give clues. | |||
#[[Denmark Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]: As discussed in ''Step 2'', censuses can be used to narrow down the time period an individual passed away.<br> | |||
#[[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|<u>Military Levying Rolls</u>]]: If an ancestor was still included in the military rolls when they died, their name will usually be crossed out and a death date written in the notes column. | |||
#[[Denmark Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]: | #[[Denmark Court Records|<u>Court Records</u>]]: there are many different court records and they may not necessarily record vital information, but they can give clues. For example, if the ancestor was murdered, there may be a court proceeding that records the circumstances surrounding the death.<br> | ||
#[[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|<u>Military Levying Rolls</u>]]:#[[Denmark Court Records|<u>Court Records</u>]]: | #[[Denmark Occupations|<u>Occupational Records</u>]]: Like court records, occupational records do not normally list death information, but they can state that a spouse is a widow or not, and narrow down the time of death. | ||
== Step 4: What's next? == | == Step 4: What's next? == | ||