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The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
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*name of child | *name of child | ||
*name of parents. As you go back in time the mother's name is not always recorded. | *name of parents. As you go back in time the mother's name is not always recorded. | ||
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*legitimate/illegitimate | *legitimate/illegitimate | ||
*smallpox vaccination date | *smallpox vaccination date | ||
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The spelling of a name was determined by the recorder, so many variations resulted. (There was no standardized spelling). For example, the given name Sivert might be spelled as Syver, Sjur, Siver, Sifuer, or Siffuer. | The spelling of a name was determined by the recorder, so many variations resulted. (There was no standardized spelling). For example, the given name Sivert might be spelled as Syver, Sjur, Siver, Sifuer, or Siffuer. | ||
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This brings up another question. Who should baptize the child? Often a child died shortly after birth, and there was no time for the minister to get there. Therefore it was necessary to give instructions about how an infant was to be baptized. Clean water was to be used, but in some cases beer was used if clean water could not be found. If an infant looked sickly or death was imminent, the baptism could be performed by the father of the child, the midwife or even the mother. In the church records you will often see en entry that a child had been baptized (hjemmedøbt) at home. This baptism, if the child lived, would be confirmed by the minister in the church at a later time. The confirmation of a christening or baptism is not to be confused with the confirmation process that took place when a child was between 13-18 years of age.<br><br> | This brings up another question. Who should baptize the child? Often a child died shortly after birth, and there was no time for the minister to get there. Therefore it was necessary to give instructions about how an infant was to be baptized. Clean water was to be used, but in some cases beer was used if clean water could not be found. If an infant looked sickly or death was imminent, the baptism could be performed by the father of the child, the midwife or even the mother. In the church records you will often see en entry that a child had been baptized (hjemmedøbt) at home. This baptism, if the child lived, would be confirmed by the minister in the church at a later time. The confirmation of a christening or baptism is not to be confused with the confirmation process that took place when a child was between 13-18 years of age.<br><br> | ||
===Other Birth Records=== | ===Other Birth Records=== | ||
==== Birth Clinics (Fødeklinikker) ==== | ==== Birth Clinics (Fødeklinikker) ==== | ||