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Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office in each district, town or city (municipality). Therefore, you must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. | Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office in each district, town or city (municipality). Therefore, you must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. | ||
=== Records in Denmark === | |||
[https://www.sa.dk/en/ Denmark National Archives] | [https://www.sa.dk/en/ Denmark National Archives] | ||
=== Death Certificates [Dødsattester] === | |||
These are an excellent source for finding out what happened to family members whose deaths may otherwise be nearly impossible to find in the many parishes and records of Copenhagen and other large cities. Certificates of death were issued by various Departments of Health [Sundhdsstyrelsene] beginning in 1857. | These are an excellent source for finding out what happened to family members whose deaths may otherwise be nearly impossible to find in the many parishes and records of Copenhagen and other large cities. Certificates of death were issued by various Departments of Health [Sundhdsstyrelsene] beginning in 1857. | ||
Generally they provide the name of deceased, cause of death, names of spouse and of parents, dates of death and burial, parish of death, place of burial. | Generally they provide the name of deceased, cause of death, names of spouse and of parents, dates of death and burial, parish of death, place of burial. | ||
=== Records available through FamilySearch === | |||
==== Civil Marriages ==== | |||
*'''1739 - 1964''' - {{RecordSearch|2341913|Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | *'''1739 - 1964''' - {{RecordSearch|2341913|Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
To learn how to use this collection see [[Denmark Civil Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | |||
=== FamilySearch Catalog === | |||
To find civil registration records in the FamilySearch Catalog, search in the Place search under each of the following headings: | |||
DENMARK - CIVIL REGISTRATION | DENMARK - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
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DENMARK, [COUNTY] - CIVIL REGISTRATION | DENMARK, [COUNTY] - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
DENMARK, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CIVIL REGISTRATION< | DENMARK, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CIVIL REGISTRATION< | ||
[[Category:Denmark]] | [[Category:Denmark]] | ||