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The Danish Demographic Database | The [http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ Danish Demographic Database] was created by the Danish State Archives. It is designed to be an every name index for searching the [[Denmark Census|Danish censuses]]. It is not linked to the original census images, but the original census images can be viewed at [http://www.sa.dk/ao/SoegeSider/Folketaelling.aspx Census Archive]. The data input is accomplished primarily by committee efforts. Although the project has goals of accomplishing certain years first, a committee can focus their efforts on a specific locality. Some localities have the majority of national censuses complete, others are limited to the years of the project goals. | ||
Although the | Although the census database does not include all parishes for every year of national census, the 1801, 1834, 1840,and 1845 are complete for the entire kingdom. The next year to be complete for the entire kingdom is the 1880 census. | ||
== Content == | == Content == | ||
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===== Show all fields ===== | ===== Show all fields ===== | ||
This gives you information found on the original census for the individual you want | This gives you information found on the original census for the individual you want along with database registration information. | ||
== Internet Address == | == Internet Address == | ||
*http://ddd.dda.dk/ddd_en.htm | *[http://ddd.dda.dk/ddd_en.htm Danish Demographic Database] | ||
or search Google for '''"Danish Demographic Database."''' | or search Google for '''"Danish Demographic Database."''' | ||
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*Type in at least 3 letters for the name you are searching for (first, last or both). Remember to consider the variations of a name such as Sven or Svend. There are also variations on the surnames such as Svensen, Svendsen, Svendsdatter, or Svensdtr. As a researcher the challenge is to figure out how the census taker wrote it. | *Type in at least 3 letters for the name you are searching for (first, last or both). Remember to consider the variations of a name such as Sven or Svend. There are also variations on the surnames such as Svensen, Svendsen, Svendsdatter, or Svensdtr. As a researcher the challenge is to figure out how the census taker wrote it. | ||
*Use the [[Danish Word List|Danish Word List on FamilySearch]] to translate words such as gift–married or ugift–unmarried; kone–wife, børn–child; tjeneste–servant. | *Use the [[Danish Word List|Danish Word List on FamilySearch]] to translate words such as gift–married or ugift–unmarried; kone–wife, børn–child; tjeneste–servant. | ||
*Women are typically entered by maiden name. Children sometimes use their father's surname and sometimes use their father's given name with the suffix -sen (meaning son) or -datter (meaning daughter). | *Women are typically entered by maiden name. Children sometimes use their father's surname and sometimes use their father's given name with the suffix -sen (meaning son) or -datter (meaning daughter). | ||
*The less you enter the better. Use other fields only if you get more than 100 hits for a name. Then delimit your results using age, sex, or parish if known. | *The less you enter the better. Use other fields only if you get more than 100 hits for a name. Then delimit your results using age, sex, or parish if known. | ||
*If you are unsuccessful with a male’s name, try a wife by maiden name or a child’s name. Try only a first name or only a surname or part of a name. Try sound-alike letters such as G, C, K for Groneman, Cronemand, Kronnemann. Try replacing several letters with % (wildcard); for example: | *If you are unsuccessful with a male’s name, try a wife by maiden name or a child’s name. Try only a first name or only a surname or part of a name. Try sound-alike letters such as G, C, K for Groneman, Cronemand, Kronnemann. Try replacing several letters with % (wildcard); for example: %onema%. | ||
[[Category:Denmark Online Research Sites|Demographic]] | [[Category:Denmark Online Research Sites|Demographic]] | ||