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Central Register of Persons in Denmark and the municipalities in Greenland <ref>The Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, [https://www.norden.org/en/info-norden/civil-registration-greenland Civil registration in Greenland], (accessed 18 March 2022). </ref> | Central Register of Persons in Denmark and the municipalities in Greenland <ref>The Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, [https://www.norden.org/en/info-norden/civil-registration-greenland Civil registration in Greenland], (accessed 18 March 2022). </ref> | ||
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Greenland became Danish in 1814, though the people became citizens of Denmark in 1953.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Det_Centrale_Personregister Det Centrale Personregister], (accessed 18 March 2022).</ref> | Greenland became Danish in 1814, though the people became citizens of Denmark in 1953.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Det_Centrale_Personregister Det Centrale Personregister], (accessed 18 March 2022).</ref> |
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Resources[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Nunatta Katersugaasivia (Greenland National Museum & Archives)
Hans Egedesvej 8 / Boks 145
3900 / Nuuk
Greenland
Telephone (+299)322611
Central Register of Persons in Denmark and the municipalities in Greenland [1]
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Greenland became Danish in 1814, though the people became citizens of Denmark in 1953.[2]
Beginning in 1924, civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began to be kept on a national level also.
Individuals from Greenland were added to the Central Register of Persons in Denmark starting 1 May 1972.[3]
The most important records for Greenland genealogy are the church records.
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of child
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Names of parents[4]
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Names of bride and groom
- Date of marriage
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of deceased
- Date of death
- Place of death
- Names of parents
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, Civil registration in Greenland, (accessed 18 March 2022).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Det Centrale Personregister, (accessed 18 March 2022).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Det Centrale Personregister, (accessed 18 March 2022).
- ↑ Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2011; 39 (Suppl 7): 22–25, The Danish Civil Registration System, (accessed 9 December 2022).