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 === Using Available Online Danish Resources  ===
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 The first problem many English speaking researchers encounter is the fact that they don't speak the Danish language.&nbsp; Fortunately, there are now many Danish translating programs available online.&nbsp; Check out the following website:&nbsp; [http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/].&nbsp; Type the Danish phrase you wish to translate into the box to the left.&nbsp; Above the box, there is a dropdown menu which states "From: Detect Language".&nbsp; Select Danish from that menu.&nbsp; This should give you a fairly good translation of the Danish phrase you need translated.&nbsp; Keep in mind that this is a computer--sentences particularly are not always translated exactly the way&nbsp;a person would translate them.&nbsp; However, this will give an idea of what is intended to be said.
 ==== Dansk Demografisk Database  ====
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 The Dansk Demografisk Database ([http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ http://www.ddd.dda.dk/]) contains Danish Census Records from 1787 and onwards as well as other features.&nbsp; The Danish State Archives are in the process of indexing the Census records, but the indexing is not complete for all years.&nbsp; This website is given in both Danish and English.&nbsp; To access the English version, click on the British flag that appears in the upper right hand corner of the webpage.&nbsp; There is a link to the census records (the word "census" appears with red highlights)&nbsp;along the left hand side of the page, or you can go directly to the page by clicking here ([http://www.ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm http://www.ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm]).&nbsp; The searching options will appear on the upper left hand side of the page.&nbsp; Either "Search for Individuals" or "Advanced search" will bring up fields to help narrow your search.&nbsp; The "What is in the database" link will help you search to find which censuses have been indexed.&nbsp; If you search for an individual and get no returns, it may be you are using the wrong spelling for the name (you MUST use the Danish alphabet AND spell the name correctly) or the name may not have been indexed yet.&nbsp; You can use "wildcards" for your census searches.&nbsp; An underscore _ subsitutes one charager and a percent sign&nbsp;% substitutes multiple characters.&nbsp; Remember that a lot is still to be transcribed, so check back later if you are not initially successful.
-If you are able to locate an ancestor in these census records, you will then know the place the ancestor lived, the age of the individual, and possibly family members.&nbsp; Please remember that people were listed on the census according to where they were working.&nbsp; An occupation is usually listed--children are specifically listed as children, and servants are specifically listed as servants.
+If you are able to locate an ancestor in these census records, you will then know the place the ancestor lived, the age of the individual, and possibly family members.&nbsp; Please remember that people were listed on the census according to where they were working.&nbsp; An occupation is usually listed--children are specifically listed as children, and servants are specifically listed as servants.&nbsp; The censuses beginning in 1845 also list a birthplace.
 ==== Arkivalieronline.dk  ====
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 Don't be intimidated by the fact this website is in Danish.&nbsp; Use the translator mentioned above ([http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/]) and copy and paste the words.&nbsp; You will eventually become familiar with the basic Danish terms needed for research.
+The church records (Kirkebøger) are extremely useful.&nbsp; They include the original parish birth records, confirmation records, marriage records, and death records.&nbsp; Birth records always list parents' names.&nbsp; Death records frequently list parents' names or a spouse.&nbsp; Marriage records frequently give the fathers' names.&nbsp; Because these are not indexed, it is usually easiest to use these records in conjunction with the already indexed census records from the Dansk Demografisk Database([http://www.ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm http://www.ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm]) described above.&nbsp; The census record can help you determine an approximate birth&nbsp;year and&nbsp;birth location for an individual.&nbsp; The birth year and location will help you determine which church records to check.&nbsp;&nbsp;
+It is worth noting the way these church records are&nbsp;organized.&nbsp; When you search the church records (søg i&nbsp;kirkebøger), you are able to select the location for the records.&nbsp; You can select the&nbsp;county (Amt), the&nbsp;township (Herred), and the&nbsp;parish (Sogn).&nbsp; Once you&nbsp;have&nbsp;selected each of&nbsp;those location requirements, a list of all the records for that location will appear on the screen.&nbsp; These records will specify a&nbsp;range of&nbsp;years they cover and the types of records contained therein.&nbsp; For example, the records for&nbsp;1781-1814 might contain&nbsp;only birth&nbsp;and&nbsp;marriage records, while the records&nbsp;from 1814-1830 might contain birth, confirmation, marriage,&nbsp;death, and departure lists.&nbsp; The records are arranged in a "spreadsheet" format--the location and years appear in the far left column, the type of record appears across the top (F=birth, K=confirmation, V=marriage, D=death, J=Listings, A=departure lists, T=supply lists).&nbsp;
+Once you decide which records to view, click on the link to open the actual records.&nbsp; These records are saved in Java format.&nbsp; Follow the instructions given by your computer to open the records.&nbsp; Once you arrive at an open page, you'll see the word "opslag" followed by a number appearing in the far left column.&nbsp; Each "opslag" represents a page of the records.&nbsp; Clicking on the "opslag" link will open the page.&nbsp; Once opened, the "opslag" will be turned green to show you've opened it.
+These records typically appear in a certain order.&nbsp; The birth records always appear first, followed by the confirmations.&nbsp; Next will come the marriages.&nbsp; Finally, the deaths and remaining records.&nbsp; There is no way to tell where a set of records (for example, confirmations) begins and ends.&nbsp; You just have to open the "opslag" and find out.&nbsp; It is also extremely important to realize that often the men and women are listed in separate books.&nbsp; For example, if I were looking for the birth of a female in 1847, and I were looking at a set of records that extended from 1838 to 1855, I would find all the males born from 1838 to 1855 listed first--they would be in order according to birth date.&nbsp; Next, the females would be listed beginning with the females born in 1838 and moving forward according to the date.&nbsp; Therefore, I would expect that the female born in 1847 would be several "opslags" down on the list.
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