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== Record Finder Table for Denmark ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:
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 ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.
This Record Finder table links to the Denmark topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.  
 
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Census|Census]]  
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Denmark Church Records|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
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| —
|
*[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Maps|Maps]]  
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Denmark Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| 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===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Denmark Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Denmark Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Denmark Societies|Societies]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark History|History]]
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Denmark Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Denmark Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Denmark Census|Census]]
*[[Denmark Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Denmark Court Records|Court Records]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Denmark Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| [[Denmark Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
*[[Denmark Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Denmark Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Denmark Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Denmark Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| —
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Denmark Societies|Societies]]
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Denmark Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Denmark Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Nobility|Nobility]]  
*[[Denmark Census|Census]]
| [[Denmark Biography|Biography]], [[Denmark Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| 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:'''
| Occupation
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Denmark Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Denmark Nobility|Census]]
| [[Denmark Census|Census]], [[Denmark Probate Records|Probate]], [[Denmark Court Records|Court Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Denmark Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Denmark Biography|Biography]], [[Denmark Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Denmark Census|Census]]
*[[Denmark Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
*[[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Denmark Maps|Maps]], [[Denmark Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Denmark History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Denmark Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]  
| [[Denmark Census|Census]], [[Denmark Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Denmark Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Denmark History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Denmark Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Denmark Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Denmark Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Denmark Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Denmark History|History]], [[Denmark Biography|Biography]], [[Denmark Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|Military Levying Rolls]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading Danish Records===
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|-
|-
| align="left" |Reading Danish records
| Record-finding aids 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Denmark Church History|Church History]]
*[[Danish Genealogical Word List|Danish Word List]]
| [[Denmark Societies|Societies]], [[Denmark Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[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
| Religion 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Denmark Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Denmark Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]  
| [[Denmark History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| Social activities 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Denmark Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-handwriting Scandinavian Handwriting]
| [[Denmark History|History]]
*[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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[[Category:Denmark Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Denmark Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 13:13, 8 January 2021

Denmark Wiki Topics
Denmark flag
Beginning Research
Record Types
Denmark Background
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age Census Church Records
Birth date and birthplace Church Records —
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Maps Gazetteers
Death information 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 Genealogies Societies
Marriage information 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
Physical description Military Records Biography, Genealogies
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
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Church History Societies, Periodicals
Religion Church Records History
Social activities Social Life and Customs History
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