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===Make Sure You Found the Correct Entry for Your Ancestor=== | ===Make Sure You Found the Correct Entry for Your Ancestor=== | ||
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There are many types of indexed records that cover parts, even large parts of | There are many types of indexed records that cover parts, even large parts of Denmark. Searching those indexes by name only can turn up several entries of the same name. '''Never jump to an immediate conclusion that you have found an entry that matches your ancestor'''. Study the information for other clues that verify the match. | ||
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*Make sure the person you found in Danish records '''left | *Make sure the person you found in Danish records '''left Denmark'''. Look for them in marriage and death records of the same vicinity. See whether they have children a generation later in the vicinity. These things prove they remained in Denmark and would rule them out as your ancestor. | ||
*Match '''any other relationships'''. If you already know the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names, make sure they match the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names of the person you are considering in the Danish records. The parents and grandparents will usually be listed in birth records found in [[ | *Match '''any other relationships'''. If you already know the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names, make sure they match the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names of the person you are considering in the Danish records. The parents and grandparents will usually be listed in birth records found in [[Denmark Church Records|'''church records''']] or [[Denmark Civil Registration|'''civil records''']]. Search for siblings' birth records and any marriage before leaving Denmark in the same index. | ||
*Study '''all available entries for that name born at the same approximate time''', not just the first possible match you see. | *Study '''all available entries for that name born at the same approximate time''', not just the first possible match you see. | ||
*Consider the '''coverage of the database''' you are using. Does it cover all of | *Consider the '''coverage of the database''' you are using. Does it cover all of Denmark? Or could there be many other records not covered that could hold your ancestor's record. For example, if the database is for just one province, there are 110 other provinces which could have your ancestor's record. | ||
*Make sure the details you have learned about the person after they immigrate have '''no discrepancies''' with the person you found in Danish records. | *Make sure the details you have learned about the person after they immigrate have '''no discrepancies''' with the person you found in Danish records. | ||
=== | ===Denmark Records Databases to Try=== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch: | *[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch:Denmark '''Denmark Guided Research'''] | ||
*[[ | *[[Denmark Civil Registration|'''Denmark Civil Registration''']], government birth, marriage, and death records are available online for many provinces from the early 1800s to the early or mid-1900s. These records can name grandparents in addition to parents, and towns for residence and/or birth for both. | ||
*There may be some [[ | *There may be some [[Denmark Church Records|'''Denmark Church Records''']] online. | ||
*See [[ | *See [[Denmark Emigration and Immigration|'''Denmark Emigration and Immigration''']] for records of Danishs immigrating, including some online digitized records and indexes. | ||
*See [[ | *See [[Denmark Online Genealogy Records|'''Denmark Online Genealogy Records''']] for other databases that might hold clues. | ||
==Records to Search Created in the Country of Arrival== | ==Records to Search Created in the Country of Arrival== |
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