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''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Finding Death Information''' | ''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Finding Death Information''' | ||
Death is a fact of life that everyone faces at some point in their life. For centuries, official entities in Denmark have kept a record of this very important life fact. Although death records can be some of the most difficult to find, the following steps can make finding the death a little easier. | |||
== Step 1: What do I know? == | == Step 1: What do I know? == | ||
The first step in finding | The first step in finding death information of an ancestor is to determine what you already know. Before beginning research, ask yourself the following questions: | ||
#Do I already have a | #Do I already have a death date and place? How accurate is that information? | ||
#Are there any living relatives that would already have the information? | #Are there any living relatives that would already have the information? | ||
#Are there secondary sources (such as online [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|Biographies]]) that would have the information? What have others found? | #Are there secondary sources (such as online [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|Biographies]]) that would have the information? What have others found? | ||
If you do find | If you do find your ancestor's death information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | ||
{{Tip | {{Tip | ||
|Compiled sources are a great place to start for finding a birth date.[[Denmark Biography| | |Compiled sources are a great place to start for finding a birth date.[[Denmark Biography|Biographies]], [[Denmark Genealogy|Genealogies]], and [[Denmark Periodicals|Periodicals]] are just a few of the compiled sources available. Although these records are secondary, they are usually well documented. The information in these sources should be sourced well enough that you could find the original record if you wanted to. | ||
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