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''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Finding Birth Information''' | ''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Finding Birth Information''' | ||
For many different countries, finding a birth date and place for an ancestor can sometimes be difficult. However, there are many different records that make finding a birth date and place in Denmark quite simple. | For many different countries, finding a birth date and place for an ancestor can sometimes be difficult. However, there are many different records that make finding a birth date and place in Denmark quite simple. | ||
== Step 1: What do I know? == | == Step 1: What do I know? == | ||
The first step in finding the birth information is to determine what you already know. Before beginning research, ask yourself the following questions: | The first step in finding the birth information is to determine what you already know. Before beginning research, ask yourself the following questions: | ||
#Do I already have a birth date and place? How accurate is that information? | #Do I already have a birth date and place? How accurate is that information? | ||
#Are there any relatives that would have the information? | #Are there any relatives that would have the information? | ||
#Are there secondary sources (such as online [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|Biographies]]) that would have the information? | #Are there secondary sources (such as online [[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool|Family Trees]] and [[Denmark: Biographies|Biographies]]) that would have the information? What have others found? | ||
If you do find the ancestor's birth information in your family records, or other easily available sources, | If you do find the ancestor's birth information in your family records, or other easily available sources, make sure to document where you found that information. Also, make sure to determine whether the birth information found is merely family heresay or if it came from original records. | ||
== Step 2: What records can I search? == | == Step 2: What records can I search? == | ||
''Finding the birth date'' | |||
#[[ | The easiest birth information to find is the birth date. Although it may not be possible to find an exact birth date in some cases, it is possible to find an approximate year or a christening date. Search the following records to find a birth date: | ||
#[[Denmark_Biography|Biographies]], [[Denmark_Genealogy|Genealogies]], and [[Denmark_Periodicals|Periodicals]]: | |||
#[[Copenhagen: Police Census|Police Census Records]]: A special census taken in Copenhagen by the police twice a year.<br> | #[[Copenhagen: Police Census|Police Census Records]]: A special census taken in Copenhagen by the police twice a year.<br> | ||
#[[Copenhagen: Directories|Directories]]: Directories are some of the oldest records that list a person's place of residence in Copenhagen. | #[[Copenhagen: Directories|Directories]]: Directories are some of the oldest records that list a person's place of residence in Copenhagen. | ||