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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1567-1805''' {{FSC|426519|title-id|disp=Tingbøger, 1567-1805}}(*); Landsting (Viborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; jurisdiction over Jylland | |||
*'''1569-1666, 1703-1805''' {{FSC|466600|title-id|disp=Dombøger 1569-1666, 1703-1805 }}(*); Landsting (Viborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
*'''1630-1805''' {{FSC|13944|title-id|disp=Skøder, 1630-1805 : proklama, kundgørelser, beskikkelser samt forskelligt civil- og kriminalretsligt}}(*); Landsting (Sjællandsfars) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
*'''1676-1805''' {{FSC|426040|title-id|disp=Tingbøger, 1676-1805}}(*); Landsting (Sjællandsfars) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; court records of estates and judicial districts of Sjælland | |||
*'''1699-1799''' {{FSC|497279|title-id|disp=Supplikerne, 1699-1799 }}(*); Kammerretten at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
*'''1805-1860''' {{FSC|426523|title-id|disp=Tingbøger, 1805-1860}}(*); Landsoverret (Viborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; jurisdiction over Jylland | |||
*'''1805-1861''' {{FSC|426875|title-id|disp=Dombøger, 1805-1861 }}(*); Landsoverret (Viborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; jurisdiction over Jylland | |||
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Court records offer information about how your ancestors lived. Three kinds of court records are kept in Denmark: | Court records offer information about how your ancestors lived. Three kinds of court records are kept in Denmark: | ||
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*[[Denmark: Finding Birth Information|Birth Information]]<br> | |||
*[[Denmark: Finding Marriage Information|Marriage Information]] | |||
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Most court records start sometime in the 1600s, and they contain both criminal and civil action. Before the probate law of 1683, many probate records were part of the general court records. | Most court records start sometime in the 1600s, and they contain both criminal and civil action. Before the probate law of 1683, many probate records were part of the general court records. | ||
== Herred and Birke Court Records == | |||
Denmark is divided into civil districts called ''herred'' and ''birke''. | Denmark is divided into civil districts called ''herred'' and ''birke''. | ||
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The records kept by the ''herred, birke'', and ''byting'' courts contain much genealogical information, especially regarding inheritance matters. However, they are usually hard to read and understand, and most of them are not indexed. Some indexes can be found in court records after 1801. | The records kept by the ''herred, birke'', and ''byting'' courts contain much genealogical information, especially regarding inheritance matters. However, they are usually hard to read and understand, and most of them are not indexed. Some indexes can be found in court records after 1801. | ||
== Court Records (''Retsprotokoller'') == | |||
Court records contain minutes of cases held by the court. Generally they include details on the charges against a person, witness testimony, and judicial decrees. They are useful sources to link individuals and family members to one another. Records date from about 1565 to present and contain the names, ages, occupations, residences, dates, often names of close relatives of plaintiffs and defendants. Records are held in municipal, provincial, or national archives based on the jurisdiction of the court. | |||
== | == Chancery Records == | ||
Another source is the [[Danish Chancery Court Records|Danish Chancery Court Records]]. Chancery records were the records of the king's court and were a type of court record. They include requests made to the king, such as requests for confirmation (authorization) of wills, review of previous court's decisions, permission to marry a cousin, and authority for an underage heir to act as his own guardian. | |||
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