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 == Step 2: What records can I search to find a birth date?  ==
-If you could not find birth information in Step 1, or if you need to verify the information you found, then the next step is understanding what records contain birth information.&nbsp;
+If you could not find birth information in ''Step 1'', or if you need to verify the information you found, then the next two steps in the research is understanding what records contain birth information.&nbsp;
 ''Finding the birth date''
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 == Step 3: What records can I search to find a birth place?  ==
+''Finding the birth place''
+If your previous research in ''Step 1'' did not produce a birth place, then many of the records listed in ''Step 2''&nbsp;will list a birth place. Search the following records for a birth place:
-If you cannot find the birth date or age in any of these records, you may need to begin researching one of the children of the ancestor. Remember to always start from what you know then work to the unknown.<br>
+#<u>Biographies, Genealogies, and Periodicals</u>: will usually list the birth place along with the birth date.
+#<u>Church Records</u>: Usually, a church birth/christening record will list where the parents of the child were residing at the time of the christening. As most children were born at home up until the 20th century, it is safe to assume that the parents' residence was most likely the place of birth. The marriage and death records may also list the birth place, though not often.
+#<u>Censuses</u>: Birth places were included starting with the 1845 census.
+#<u>Civil Registration</u>: Civil registration records will usually list a place of birth in the birth records and death records.
+#<u>Military Levying Rolls</u>: The birth place, or at least the birth parish, is usually included on the levying rolls.
+If you cannot find the birth date or age in any of these records, you may need to begin researching one of the children of the ancestor. Remember to always start from what you know then work to the unknown.<br>
 == Step 4: What's next?  ==
-After you have determined the jurisdictions the family lived in, you can begin to search for other records.
+After you have determined the birth information of the ancestor, you can begin to search for other records.
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-! bgcolor="d6aed6" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center" valign="middle" | &nbsp;Copenhagen&nbsp;Strategies&nbsp;
+! bgcolor="d6aed6" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center" valign="middle" | &nbsp;Denmark Strategies&nbsp;
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 | bgcolor="#ffff79" | 1. Birth Information<br>2. Marriage Information&nbsp;
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 == References  ==
-[[Category:Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]
+[[Category:Denmark|Denmark]]