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Copenhagen: Finding a Place of Residence (view source)
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''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''''Finding a Place of Residence''' | ''[[Denmark|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 determines what record juridictions the family/individual can be found in, saving 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. | ||
== Step 1: What do I know? == | == Step 1: What do I know? == | ||
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*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? | *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''. | ||
== Step 2: What records can I search? == | == Step 2: What records can I search? == | ||
If you could not find an address for the family/individual in Step 1, or if you merely wish to verify what you found, the next step is understanding what records can tell you where they were living. The best records for finding an address in Copenhagen are: | |||
#[[Copenhagen: Census|Census Records]]: Censuses are some of the best records for finding an address. Most of Copenhagen is indexed online at ''[http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ Dansk Demografisk Database].'' | |||
#[[Copenhagen: Police Census|Police Census Records]]<br> | |||
== Step 3: What jurisdictions does the address belong to? == | == Step 3: What jurisdictions does the address belong to? == | ||