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== Record Finder Table for Denmark ==
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The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
 
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Denmark topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | 1. If You Need
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | 2. Look First In
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | 3. Then Search
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Church Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|Military Levying Rolls]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Birth date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | —
|
*[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Death
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Probate Records, Court Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Denmark Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Emigration information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Societies
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | History
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs, Societies
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Language and Languages
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark Census|Census]]
*[[Denmark Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Denmark Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Genealogy
*[[Denmark Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| align="left" | Societies
*[[Denmark Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Denmark Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Denmark Societies|Societies]]
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records
*[[Denmark Census|Census]]
| align="left" | —
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Names, Personal
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
|-
|-
| align="left" | Noble families
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Biography, Periodicals
*[[Denmark Nobility|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Church Records
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark Census|Census]]
*[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Census, Probate, Court Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Maps
*[[Denmark Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
| align="left" | Gazetteers
*[[Denmark Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Military Records
*[[Denmark Military Records|Military Records]]
| align="left" | Biography, Genealogy
*[[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|Military Levying Rolls]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
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===Reading Danish Records===
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|-
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| align="left" |Reading Danish records
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Gazetteers
*[[Danish Genealogical Word List|Danish Word List]]
| align="left" | Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
*[[Denmark Handwriting|Handwriting]]
*[[Denmark Parish Register Headings|Parish Register Headings]]
*[[Denmark Feast Day Calendars|Feast Days]]
 
*[[Denmark Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Denmark Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias & Dictionaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| align="left" | Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records
*[[Denmark Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
| align="left" | Census, Land and Property
 
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-handwriting Scandinavian Handwriting]
| align="left" | History, Biography, Archives and Libraries
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-fixed-and-movable-feast-days Scandinavian Fixed and Movable Feast Days]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/danish-church-record-research-a-case-study Danish Church Record Research: A Case Study]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/intro-to-danish-census Intro to Danish Census]
 
 
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Revision as of 15:48, 27 February 2008

The table below can help you decide which records to search. In column 1 find the goal you selected. Find in column 2 the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that section of this outline.'Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3. The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in this outline and in the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog.Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, societies, and the International Genealogical Index) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.

1. If You Need 2. Look First In 3. Then Search
Age Census Church Records
Birth date Church Records —
Death Church Records Probate Records, Court Records
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies
Historical background History Social Life and Customs, Societies
Language helps Language and Languages Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives Genealogy Societies
Marriage Church Records —
Naming customs Names, Personal Social Life and Customs
Noble families Nobility Biography, Periodicals
Occupation Church Records Census
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records Census, Probate, Court Records
Parish, district, and county boundaries Maps Gazetteers
Physical description Military Records Biography, Genealogy
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence Church Records Census, Land and Property
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies History, Biography, Archives and Libraries
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