Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller): Difference between revisions

=== How to find someone in the levying rolls<br> ===

1. Find the Lægt number of your ancestor's parish.&nbsp; Go to the Family Search wiki listing for your parish.&nbsp; On the parish's main page, you will see a blue box, and in that box will be the Lægt number of that parish. <br>

 

2. Go to&nbsp; the Danish National Archives website at www.Arkivalieronline.dk. On the main page, click on ''Find lægdsruller her''.  

 

 

*'''For 1789-1864''', click on Lægdsruller (landruller) 1789-1864. Click on ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her. ''On the left will be a long list of rolls which is alphabetized by county name. Scroll down to your county, then click on the year you wish to search.&nbsp; ("Hovedrulle" is the mail roll listing every eligible male, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll which lists only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken).&nbsp; "Omskrevet" means "Rewritten".&nbsp; Find your lægt number, which is listed along with the parish name in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually several pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the names in that lægt for your ancestor.<br>

*'''For 1864 1931'''- These rolls are orgainzed by Kreds (district), not by county. There were seven Kreds for Denmark. You need know the Kreds in which your county was located. On the right side of the screen, click on ''Kom godt i gang med at bruge lægdsruller'' to see county map and determine your Kreds number. Go back to the previous page and click on the Kreds number (1-7). For Kreds 1 and 2, click on&nbsp; ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her''.&nbsp; Scroll down and find the year you wish to search. There will be several listings for each year, each is followed by a number, which is the beginning Lægt number in that group ("Hovedrulle" is the mail roll listing every eligible male, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll which lists only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken). "Omskrevet" means "Rewritten". Find your lægt number, which is listed along with the parish name in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually several pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the names in that lægt for your ancestor.

 

4. If your ancestor is found and you wish to follow him through to other years, follow

 

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