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Denmark Finding Marriage Information (view source)
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If you do find the couple's marriage 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 information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | If you do find the couple's marriage 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 information found is merely family hearsay or if it came from original records. | ||
== Step 2: Work with what you know == | == Step 2: Work with what you know == | ||
If you sould not find a couple's marriage information in Step 1, or if you need to verify the information you found, then the next step is to start with what you do know. | If you sould not find a couple's marriage information in Step 1, or if you need to verify the information you found, then the next step is to start with what you do know. | ||
''Researching back through the generations'' | ''Researching back through the generations'' | ||
#<u>Take a step back one generation</u>: Do you know who the couple's children are? Do you have a child's birth date? If you only have information for one child, or if you have many children but are not sure how accurate the information is, take a moment to find the birth dates of all of the children. | #<u>Take a step back one generation</u>: Do you know who the couple's children are? Do you have a child's birth date? If you only have information for one child, or if you have many children but are not sure how accurate the information is, take a moment to find the birth dates of all of the children. | ||
#<u>Analyze</u>: Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate? | #<u>Analyze</u>: Determine who the oldest child is. Was the child legitimate or illegitimate? | ||
#<u>If the child is ''illegitimate:''</u Look for the marriage record between the birth of the illegitimate child and the birth of the first legitimate child. | #<u>If the child is ''illegitimate:''</u> <u></u>Look for the marriage record between the birth of the illegitimate child and the birth of the first legitimate child.<u></u> | ||
#<u>If the oldest child is ''legitimate | #<u>If the oldest child is ''legitimate''</u>'':'' then begin looking for the couple's marriage record starting in the same year the child was born and working your way back five years.<u></u> | ||
#<u>Tips</u>: Usually, the marriage happened in the parish the bride is from. Remember to look up to even a few weeks before a child is born for the marriage. It was quite common for the couple to be expecting a child before they were married. | #<u>Tips</u>: Usually, the marriage happened in the parish the bride is from. Remember to look up to even a few weeks before a child is born for the marriage. It was quite common for the couple to be expecting a child before they were married.<u></u> | ||
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== Step 3: What records can I search to find a marriage date? == | == Step 3: What records can I search to find a marriage date? == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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