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The Copenhagen directories are very well organized and can be used for several different purposes such as a census substitute between census years, tracking a family through time, and differentiating between similarly named families in the city. The directories are organized alphabetically by surname, instead of by street, making it easier to find people within the directories.<br>The format of all entries are the same for every directory, being organized as "name" then "occupation" then "street name an house number".  

The Copenhagen directories can be accessed at the Family History Library and Københavns Kommunes Biblioteker (Copenhagen Community Library).<br>The Family History Library has microfilm/fiche copies for the years 1779, 1787, 1790, 1801, 1813, 1827, 1834, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1859, 1861, and 1872.<br>Københavns Kommunes Biblioteker has started a project digitizing their entire collection of directories, from 1770-1900, and posting them for free online[http://kbh-vejviser.dk]. At this moment only the years 1770 and 1775 are available.<br>The directories are also available at the different archives and libraries in the city.