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#Do I already have a birth date and place? How accurate is that information? | #Do I already have a birth date and place? How accurate is that information? | ||
#Are there any relatives that would have the information? | #Are there any relatives that would have the information? | ||
#Are there secondary sources (such as online | #Are there secondary sources (such as online [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|Biographies]]) that would have the information? What have others found? | ||
If you do find the ancestor's birth information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the birth information found is merely family heresay or if it came from original records. | If you do find the ancestor's birth information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the birth information found is merely family heresay or if it came from original records. | ||
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== Step 3: What records can I search to find birth information? == | == Step 3: What records can I search to find birth information? == | ||
If you could not find birth information in ''Step 1'', or if you need to verify the information you found, then the next step in the research is understanding what records contain birth information. <br> | |||
If you could not find birth information in ''Step 1'', or if you need to verify the information you found, then the next step in the research is understanding what records contain birth information. | |||
The easiest birth information to find is the birth date. Although it may not be possible to find an exact birth date and place, in some cases, it is possible to find an approximate year or a christening date, and at least a possible parish of birth. The most common records to find birth information in are: | The easiest birth information to find is the birth date. Although it may not be possible to find an exact birth date and place, in some cases, it is possible to find an approximate year or a christening date, and at least a possible parish of birth. The most common records to find birth information in are: | ||
#[[Denmark Church Records|<u>Church Records</u>]]<u> | #[[Denmark Church Records|<u>Church Records</u>]]<u> </u>(see also [[Denmark: Birth / Christening Records|Church Birth and Christening Records]]): Church records are some of the best records for finding a birth date. It is important to know that before 1814, you may or may not find a birth date. If there is only one date listed on the church birth record, it is more than likely the christening date. Also, in the marriage and death records, you can find the age of an ancestor listed on the records. It may not be an exact date, but it is a good place to start | ||
#[[Denmark Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]: Another great source for finding the birth date. The majority of the census records will only give you an age of the individual, which could be off by a couple of years, but will help in narrowing down a time period for the birth. It was not until the 1901 census that actual birth dates were included. | #[[Denmark Census|<u>Censuses</u>]]: Another great source for finding the birth date. The majority of the census records will only give you an age of the individual, which could be off by a couple of years, but will help in narrowing down a time period for the birth. It was not until the 1901 census that actual birth dates were included. | ||
#[[Denmark Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]: Civil registration itself, until the 20th century, only existed in Sønderjylland (Souther Denmark), and Copenhagen. The civil registration records that do exist contain birth, marriage, and death information. You may not always find an exact birth date, but you can at least find an age of the individual ancestor. | #[[Denmark Civil Registration|<u>Civil Registration</u>]]: Civil registration itself, until the 20th century, only existed in Sønderjylland (Souther Denmark), and Copenhagen. The civil registration records that do exist contain birth, marriage, and death information. You may not always find an exact birth date, but you can at least find an age of the individual ancestor. | ||
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1. [[Danish Research: Getting Started|Getting Started]]<br>2. | 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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7. | 7. Emigration information<br>8. Immigration information<br>9. Using witnesses to find the next generation<br>10. Families in Sønderjylland (Southern Denmark)<br>11. City People and Research<br>12. Miscellanious | ||
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