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There were 13 different probate courts in Copenhagen. The four largest were the following:<br> | There were 13 different probate courts in Copenhagen. The four largest were the following:<br> | ||
'''1. Magistrats skiftekommission, 1681-1781''' (Magistrate's probate commission, also called Byretten or city court). These records are for the commoners of the city. There is an index on FHL film 0045256 and 0044771, and these records are found on films 0044772-0045255.<br> | |||
'''2.Hofretten, 1679-1771''' (Castle Court). This court was for high civil officials. Index, FHL film 0044596; probates FHL films 0044597¬0044688.<br> | '''2.Hofretten, 1679-1771''' (Castle Court). This court was for high civil officials. Index, FHL film 0044596; probates FHL films 0044597¬0044688.<br> | ||
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===1771-1861=== | ===1771-1861=== | ||
Most probate records in Copenhagen for this time period were handled by a single probate commission. For the period 1771-1803 they are listed under the Stadsretten (City Court; FHL films 0045257-0046190) and from 1804-1862 under the Landsretten (Land Court; FHL films 0046191¬0048027). These records are divided in two ways: by record type (see above under indexes) and then by classification. | Most probate records in Copenhagen for this time period were handled by a single probate commission. For the period 1771-1803 they are listed under the '''Stadsretten''' (City Court; FHL films 0045257-0046190) and from 1804-1862 under the '''Landsretten''' (Land Court; FHL films 0046191¬0048027). These records are divided in two ways: by record type (see above under indexes) and then by classification.<br> | ||
Within each record type there are nine groupings as to the classification of those for whom a probate was held (the catalog does not show which groups are on which film, so you may wish to consult the book, Register of Danish estate probates:Copenhagen county, 1701-1820; FHL book 948.911 P23c; film 0599138, item 3). | |||
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I. High civil officials and commissioned officers <br> | |||
II. Other civil officials, clerks, secretaries,book keepers, etc. <br> | |||
III.Clergy, professors, students, and workers at schools, hospitals, and the church.<br> | |||
IV. Citizens of higher reputation and wealth <br> | |||
V. Artist, tradesmen, etc. <br> | |||
VI. Persons of no great means <br> | |||
VII. Servants <br> | |||
VIII. Enlisted men of the navy and merchant marines <br> | |||
IX. Enlisted men of the army <br> | |||
Wills (Testamenter) | ===1861-1912=== | ||
The nine classifications from the earlier period were regrouped into six. Class III was grouped with Class II. Classes VII-IX were combined to a new Class III. These later records were listed under the title '''Den kongelige Lands-over- samt Hof og Stadsret i København''' (The royal provincial, as well as castle and city court in Copenhagen; FHL films 0520496¬0521527,0517662-0517794).<br> | |||
The '''Reparitionsprotokol''' [restitution records] from 1863¬1910 are filed separately (FHL film 0517795¬0517840), as are a set of records called '''Børn og hospitalslemmer''' (Children and hospital inmates; FHL film 0517868-0517897).<br> | |||
===Wills (Testamenter)=== | |||
Wills are not common in Denmark because the probate laws were considered fair, however in the cities and among the merchant and property holding classes, it was not uncommon to have a will. Wills were kept in the Chancery records and became much more common in those records after about 1760. These records are found in the catalog under Denmark and the topic Public Records. Copenhagen wills would be found with those of the Sjælland Chancery (on 861 films beginning with FHL films 0534460 and 0399133).<br> | |||
Wills for all of Denmark, a large portion of them being from Copenhagen, for the period 1800-1848 and 1812¬1848 can be found in two collections:<br> | |||
* FHL #0394868-0394952. Also includes other parts of the Danish kingdom.<br> | |||
* FHL #0379853-0379887. Includes almost exclusively Copenhagen.<br> | |||
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