Copenhagen: Finding a Place of Residence

Denmark Copenhagen  Finding a Place of Residence

Probably the most important piece of information needed in order to research a family or individual in Copenhagen is where exactly the family lived. Knowing the street address determines what record juridictions the family/individual can be found in, saving time and energy.

Step 1: What do I know?

The first step in finding your family in Copenhagen is determining what is already known. Ask yourself the following questions:

• Do I already know an address for the family?
• Do I have letters from the family that indicate an address?
• Are there secondary sources (such as Family Trees and Biographies) that could have an address, or at least a specific parish in the city?

If you do find an address among your family records, or other easily available sources, you can skip to Step 3. However, it is adviseable to verify the information you have found in Step 1 by following the tips in Step 2.

Step 2: What records can I search?

The second step in finding your family in Copenhagen, is understanding what records will tell you where they were living. The best records for finding an address in Copenhagen are:

1. Census Records: Censuses are some of the best records for finding an address. Most of Copenhagen is indexed online at Dansk Demografisk Database.

2. Police Census Records: A special census taken in Copenhagen by the police twice a year.