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''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] | ''[[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''''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 in Copenhagen determines what record juridictions the family/individual can be found in, saving research time and energy. | 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 in Copenhagen determines what record juridictions the family/individual can be found in, saving research time and energy. | ||
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#Do I already know an address for the family? | #Do I already know an address for the family? | ||
#Do I have letters from the family that indicate an address? | #Do I have letters from the family that indicate an address? | ||
#Are there secondary sources (such as [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] | #Are there secondary sources (such as [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|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''. | 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''. | ||
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#[[Copenhagen: Directories|Directories]]: Directories are some of the oldest records that list a person's place of residence in Copenhagen. | #[[Copenhagen: Directories|Directories]]: Directories are some of the oldest records that list a person's place of residence in Copenhagen. | ||
#[[Copenhagen: Church Records|Church Records]]: Many times, a birth record, marriage record, or death record will list where the individual was residing when the record was made. It is adviseable to only search church records if a parish of residence is already known. | #[[Copenhagen: Church Records|Church Records]]: Many times, a birth record, marriage record, or death record will list where the individual was residing when the record was made. It is adviseable to only search church records if a parish of residence is already known. | ||
#[[Copenhagen: Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]: Like the church records, civil registration will usually list where the individual was residing when the record was made. | #[[Copenhagen: Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]: Like the church records, civil registration will usually list where the individual was residing when the record was made. | ||
#[[Police Registration Forms]]: The records are indexed online at [http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/index.php?lang=en ''politietsregisterblade.dk'']. | |||
If you cannot find a family's place of residence, you may need to begin searching parish to parish for the family. See the strategies under ''Step 4''. | If you cannot find a family's place of residence, you may need to begin searching parish to parish for the family. See the strategies under ''Step 4''. | ||
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After you have determined the jurisdictions the family lived in, you can begin to search for other records. | After you have determined the jurisdictions the family lived in, you can begin to search for other records. | ||
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| bgcolor="#f9ffa3" | 1. Birth Information<br>2. Marriage Information | | bgcolor="#f9ffa3" | 1. Birth Information<br>2. Marriage Information | ||
| bgcolor="#f9ffa3" | 3. Death Information<br><br> | | bgcolor="#f9ffa3" | 3. Death Information<br><br> | ||
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