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== Background  ==
== Background  ==


The Police Registration Forms (''Politiets registerblade'') is a register kept on loose sheets of paper at the City Archives of Copenhagen. They were taken by the Copenhagen police of every resident in Copenhagen, male as well as female, in the period 1890-1923.  
The Police Registration Forms (''Politiets registerblade'') is a register kept on loose sheets of paper at the Copenhagen City Archive. They were taken by the Copenhagen police of every resident in Copenhagen, male as well as female, in the period 1890-1923.  


Married women and children below the age of 14 were added to the husband’s/father’s record. There are no children under the age of 10. Married women and young children between 10 to 14 years old were listed in the form of the husband/the father. Young people were given their own form at the age of 14.  
Married women and children below the age of 14 were added to the husband’s/father’s record. There are no children under the age of 10. Married women and young children between 10 to 14 years old were listed in the form of the husband/the father. Young people were given their own form at the age of 14.  
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== Access  ==
== Access  ==


The police registration forms have digitized by the City Archives of Copenhagen, that is they're are [http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/ online]. It's possible to search by name.  
The police registration forms have digitized by Copenhagen City Archive, that is they're are [http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/ online]. It's possible to search by name.  


== References  ==
== References  ==
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