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Church records [Kirkebøger] are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. Virtually every person who lived in Denmark was recorded in a church record. | Church records [Kirkebøger] are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. Virtually every person who lived in [[Denmark]] was recorded in a church record. | ||
Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly called vital records because critical events in a person's life are recorded in them. Church records are vital records made by the clergy. They are often referred to as parish registers or churchbooks. They include records of baptisms [døbte], marriages [copulerede], and burials [begravede]. In addition, church records may also include introductions, communions, absolutions, church accounts, confirmations, and lists of people moving into or out of the parish. | Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly called vital records because critical events in a person's life are recorded in them. Church records are vital records made by the clergy. They are often referred to as parish registers or churchbooks. They include records of baptisms [døbte], marriages [copulerede], and burials [begravede]. In addition, church records may also include introductions, communions, absolutions, church accounts, confirmations, and lists of people moving into or out of the parish. | ||
Church records are crucial for Danish research. The Evangelical Lutheran Church became the state or national church [Den Danske Folkekirke] after the Reformation in 1536. As such, it is the arm of the national government that keeps the vital records. They can be reached at: | Church records are crucial for Danish research. The Evangelical Lutheran Church became the state or national church [Den Danske Folkekirke] after the Reformation in 1536. As such, it is the arm of the national government that keeps the vital records. They can be reached at: | ||
<div align="left">Det mellemkirkelige Råd<br>Peter Bangs Vej 1D - DK-2000 Frederiksberg<br>Telephone: 45 33 11 44 88<br>Fax: 45 33 11 95 88<br>E-mail [mailto:interchurch@interchurch.dk interchurch@interchurch.dk]</div> | <div align="left">Det mellemkirkelige Råd<br>Peter Bangs Vej 1D - DK-2000 Frederiksberg<br>Telephone: 45 33 11 44 88<br>Fax: 45 33 11 95 88<br>E-mail [mailto:interchurch@interchurch.dk interchurch@interchurch.dk]</div> | ||
http://www.interchurch.dk/LutheranChurch/ | http://www.interchurch.dk/LutheranChurch/ | ||
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<br>Confirmation records kept during the 1700s generally lists the person's name, residence, and sometimes his or her age. After 1814, the parents' names, christening date and place, performance grade, and date of smallpox vaccination also appear. | <br>Confirmation records kept during the 1700s generally lists the person's name, residence, and sometimes his or her age. After 1814, the parents' names, christening date and place, performance grade, and date of smallpox vaccination also appear. | ||
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=== Locating Church Records === | === Locating Church Records === | ||
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=== Records Not at the Family History Library === | === Records Not at the Family History Library === | ||
Church records after about 1930 are located in the local parish offices in Denmark. You may write in English to local parishes. For addresses, see the "Archives and Libraries" section. | Church records after about 1930 are located in the local parish offices in Denmark. You may write in English to local parishes. For addresses, see the "Archives and Libraries" section. | ||
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[[Category:Denmark]] | [[Category:Denmark]] | ||