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== Content == | == Content == | ||
Information | Information you may likely obtain: | ||
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* Map of each county showing parishes and their districts | * Map of each county showing parishes and their districts | ||
== Using | == Using the Site == | ||
* To use the Danish version, you must | * To use the Danish version, you must type all names using Danish alphabet letters, å, ø, æ. | ||
* Type in at least 3 letters of a name–first, last or both. Use short forms of names such as Sven for Sven, Svend, Svensen, Svendsen, Svendsdatter, Svensdtr; Mads for Mads, Madsen, Madsdatter, Madsdr. | * Type in at least 3 letters of a name–first, last or both. Use short forms of names such as Sven for Sven, Svend, Svensen, Svendsen, Svendsdatter, Svensdtr; Mads for Mads, Madsen, Madsdatter, Madsdr. | ||
* On the search page, click on underlined '''map''' or '''kort''' for the county maps. | * On the search page, click on underlined '''map''' or '''kort''' for the county maps. | ||
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
* Use the Danish Word List on FamilySearch to translate words such as gift–married or ugift–unmarried; kone–wife, børn–child; | * Use the Danish Word List on FamilySearch to translate words such as gift–married or ugift–unmarried; kone–wife, børn–child; tjeneste–servant.<br> | ||
* The less you enter the better. Use other fields only if you get more than 100 hits for a name. Then delimit your results using age, sex, or parish if known. | * The less you enter the better. Use other fields only if you get more than 100 hits for a name. Then delimit your results using age, sex, or parish if known. | ||
* If you are unsuccessful with a male’s name, try a wife by maiden name or a child’s name. Try only a first name or only a surname or part of a name. Try sound-alike letters such as G, C, K for Groneman, Cronemand, Kronnemann. | * If you are unsuccessful with a male’s name, try a wife by maiden name or a child’s name. Try only a first name or only a surname or part of a name. Try sound-alike letters such as G, C, K for Groneman, Cronemand, Kronnemann. | ||
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