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-#[[Denmark Church Records|<u>Church Records</u>]]: 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. Nearly all of the Danish church records have been digitized and made available online for free. See the article [[Digitized Danish Records Online - Arkivalieronline|Digitized Danish Records Online - Arkivalieronline]].&nbsp;<br>
+#[[Denmark Church Records|<u>Church Records</u>]]: In order to do witness research, you will need to use the Danish national church records. Nearly all of the Danish church records have been digitized and made available online for free. See the article [[Digitized Danish Records Online - Arkivalieronline|Digitized Danish Records Online - Arkivalieronline]].&nbsp;<br>
-#[[Denmark Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]: This includes national and Kommune censuses. Censuses not only give a picture of the family as it was at the time the census was taken, but also provides information about where they lived in the city.
+#[[Denmark Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]: Use Censuses to discover who each witness may be. Censuses not only give a picture of the family as it was at the time the census was taken, but also provides information about where they lived in the city.
-#[[Denmark Tax Records|Taxes]]: The cities usually had more taxes than the countryside, resulting in more records. Some of these records include fire insurance. Although there is not a large amount of specific genealogical information in these records, they do give a specific address of the individual and helps in finding other records.
+#[[Denmark Probate Records|<u>Probate</u>]]: 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.<br>
-#<u>Directories</u>: For centuries, cities were the only areas with directories. Directories can include genealogical data along with residence information.
+#<u></u>[[Denmark Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]: Although civil registration did not become a major record source until the 20th century, and was only available 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>
-#<u></u>[[Denmark Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]: Although civil registration did not become a major record source until the 20th century, and was only available 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|<u>Probates</u>]]: 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.<br>
 <u>If you still cannot find your ancestor in the city try the following records</u>: