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These records are extremely difficult to use and not intuitive. There certainly are some gems in them, but after 12 years of Danish research this author has been unable to figure them out on his own and has also been unable to find a published guide to explain what taxes were taken when or how to use them. If you have that information, please add it here. | These records are extremely difficult to use and not intuitive. There certainly are some gems in them, but after 12 years of Danish research this author has been unable to figure them out on his own and has also been unable to find a published guide to explain what taxes were taken when or how to use them. If you have that information, please add it here. | ||
=== The 1660 Census of Peasants === | |||
After losing Scania to Sweden, the Danish state was bankrupt and the king had just belong an absolute monarch. An emergency extra tax was levied that each rural person above the age of 12 was required to pay. Like the taxes described below it had both a county clerk's copy and priest's copies. The priest's copies can vary in information and the best ones name each person above the age of 12. FamilySearch has been working to obtain scans of this tax list for months. When that process is complete, more information will be provided. | |||
=== Extra Taxes (Ekstraskatmandtaler) === | === Extra Taxes (Ekstraskatmandtaler) === | ||
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2) Employer’s Tax List (folkeløn) prescribed 24 January 1699. A list of all the men with hired help. | 2) Employer’s Tax List (folkeløn) prescribed 24 January 1699. A list of all the men with hired help. | ||
After 1699, the majority of the rural population drops off the lists. You may find your ancestor on a later list, but if not it is not out of the ordinary. | After 1699, the majority of the rural population drops off the lists. You may find your ancestor on a later list, but if not it is not out of the ordinary. | ||
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*'''1791-1803:''' A tax on servant boys. <br> <br> | *'''1791-1803:''' A tax on servant boys. <br> <br> | ||
'''1762-1812 Poll Tax''' | '''1762-1812 Poll Tax''' | ||