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Back to: [[Greenland]] <br> | Back to: [[Greenland]] <br> | ||
For the past several centuries Greenland has been under the rule of the kingdom of [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]]. Most records werecreated by the Danish government, including censuses. A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses have been taken by the Danish government primarily for population studies and taxation purposes. | For the past several centuries Greenland has been under the rule of the kingdom of [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]]. Most records werecreated by the Danish government, including censuses. A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses have been taken by the Danish government primarily for population studies and taxation purposes. | ||
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You will find census records for the following years in Greenland: 1834, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1870, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1925, and ever 5 years after 1925 except for 1940. | You will find census records for the following years in Greenland: 1834, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1870, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1925, and ever 5 years after 1925 except for 1940. | ||
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=== Availability === | === Availability === | ||
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All censuses for Greenland are available at the National Archives [Rigsarkivet] in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 1901 census is available online at arkivalieronline.dk ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/ http://www.sa.dk/ao/]). An extracted index for the first ten census years is available at [http://www.ddd.dda.dk/soeg_hvader_uk.asp Dansk Data Arkiv ]. You can see what parishes are available by clicking in the county box and choosing "Grønland". Microfilmed versions of the censuses for Greenland are available at the Family History Library for the census years 1840-1921. | All censuses for Greenland are available at the National Archives [Rigsarkivet] in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 1901 census is available online at arkivalieronline.dk ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/ http://www.sa.dk/ao/]). An extracted index for the first ten census years is available at [http://www.ddd.dda.dk/soeg_hvader_uk.asp Dansk Data Arkiv ]. You can see what parishes are available by clicking in the county box and choosing "Grønland". Microfilmed versions of the censuses for Greenland are available at the Family History Library for the census years 1840-1921. | ||
< | Census returns are arranged according to town, village, parish, and district.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Greenland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-2000.</ref> | ||
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- Skaaning, Jytte and Bente Klercke Rasmussen. Find Din Slægt - og Gør den Levende: Håndbog i Slægtshistorie, 2d ed. Syddansk Universitetsforlag, 2006.<br>- Arkivalieronline.dk | - Skaaning, Jytte and Bente Klercke Rasmussen. Find Din Slægt - og Gør den Levende: Håndbog i Slægtshistorie, 2d ed. Syddansk Universitetsforlag, 2006.<br>- Arkivalieronline.dk | ||
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-Dansk Demografisk Database, Dansk Data Arkiv | -Dansk Demografisk Database, Dansk Data Arkiv | ||
-"History of Greenland", Wikipedia | -"History of Greenland", Wikipedia | ||
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[[Category:Greenland]] | [[Category:Greenland]] | ||