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===Elderly Care (''Alderdomsforsørgelse'') after 1891=== | ===Elderly Care (''Alderdomsforsørgelse'') after 1891=== | ||
On the 9th of April 1891, a law was passed that allowed elderly men and women over 60 years old to receive support from the state. Those wanting support submitted an application and the city government decided just how much support the applicant would receive, if any support at all. One of the most important aspects of the elderly care registers is the fact that the records state why a person stopped receiving care from the state, such as for emigration or death. With these records a death or emigration date can be narrowed down, and other records located.<br>Four different registers and protocols exist for elderly care:<br>-Alderdomsforsørgelse G-registers (1891-1900)<br>-Alderdomsforsørgelse N-registers (1900-1909)<br>-Alderdomsunderstøttelse (1910-1923)<br>-Aldersrente (1924-1928)<br>All of the different registers and protocols contain approximately the same information, including: name, birth date and place, occupation, marital status, address, support size and in many cases date of death. | On the 9th of April 1891, a law was passed that allowed elderly men and women over 60 years old to receive support from the state. Those wanting support submitted an application and the city government decided just how much support the applicant would receive, if any support at all. One of the most important aspects of the elderly care registers is the fact that the records state why a person stopped receiving care from the state, such as for emigration or death. With these records a death or emigration date can be narrowed down, and other records located.<br> | ||
Four different registers and protocols exist for elderly care:<br> | |||
:-Alderdomsforsørgelse G-registers (1891-1900)<br> | |||
:-Alderdomsforsørgelse N-registers (1900-1909)<br> | |||
:-Alderdomsunderstøttelse (1910-1923)<br>-Aldersrente (1924-1928)<br> | |||
All of the different registers and protocols contain approximately the same information, including: name, birth date and place, occupation, marital status, address, support size and in many cases date of death. | |||
===Poor and Foster Care Records in Copenhagen=== | ===Poor and Foster Care Records in Copenhagen=== | ||
Poor relief records (''Fattighjælpprotokollerne'') are an essential help in tracking families that may otherwise be lost from other records. These records run from 1799 to 1940 at the [[Copenhagen: Archives and Libraries|Københavns Stadsarkiv]] in Copenhagen. [http://www.kbharkiv.dk/sog-i-arkivet/kilder-pa-nettet/fattigvaesen The poor records are available online.]<br> | Poor relief records (''Fattighjælpprotokollerne'') are an essential help in tracking families that may otherwise be lost from other records. These records run from 1799 to 1940 at the [[Copenhagen: Archives and Libraries|Københavns Stadsarkiv]] in Copenhagen. [http://www.kbharkiv.dk/sog-i-arkivet/kilder-pa-nettet/fattigvaesen The poor records are available online.]<br> | ||
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