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 === How to find someone in the levying rolls<br>  ===
-. Find the Lægt number of your ancestor's parish.&nbsp; Go to the Family Search wiki listing for your parish.&nbsp; On the parish's main page, you will see a blue box, and in that box will be the Lægt number of that parish. <br>
-. Go to&nbsp; the Danish National Archives website at www.Arkivalieronline.dk. On the main page, click on ''Find lægdsruller her, ''writtenin red.
-. Click on the year span you wish to search. <br>
+. Find the Lægt number of your ancestor's parish. Go to the Family Search wiki listing for your parish. On the parish's main page, you will see a blue box, and in that box will be the Lægt number of that parish.
-*'''For 1789-1864''', click on''Lægdsruller (landruller) 1789-1864''. Click on ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her. ''On the left will be a long list of rolls which are alphabetized by county name. Scroll down to your county, then click on the year you wish to search.&nbsp; ("Hovedrulle" is the mail roll listing every eligible male, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll which lists only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken). Find your lægt number, which is listed along with the parish name in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually several pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the names in that lægt for your ancestor.<br>
+. Go to the Danish National Archives website at [http://www.sa.dk/content/dk/ao-forside www.Arkivalieronline.dk]. On the main page, click on ''Find lægdsruller her'', written in red.
-*'''For 1864 1931'''- These rolls are orgainzed by "Kreds" or districts, not by county. There were seven Kreds for Denmark. You need know the Kreds in which your county was located. On the right side of the screen, click on ''Kom godt i gang med at bruge lægdsruller'' to see county map and determine your Kreds number. Go back to the previous page and click on ''Lægdsruller (landruller), [your Kreds Number] udskrivningskreds [Year Range]''. For Kreds 1 and 2, then click on&nbsp; ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her''.&nbsp; <br>
-*Scroll down and find the year you wish to search. There will be several listings for each year, each&nbsp;&nbsp; followed by a number, which is the beginning Lægt number in that group ("Hovedrulle" is the mail roll listing every eligible male in the parish, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll listing only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken. "Omskrevet" means "Rewritten".) Then Click on "Læs arkivalier her" in red on that line.&nbsp; Turn the pages of the book using the arrows at the top of the page. Find your lægt number, which is on the upper corner of each right page, listed in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually about 3-7 pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the pages in that lægt for your ancestor's name.<br>
-. If your ancestor is found, you will see two numbers to the left of his name.&nbsp; The first number is his listing number in this year's roll, and the second number is his listing number in the next main roll (Hovedrulle). In the third column he will be listed with his father, if he is not a father himself.&nbsp; Next is listed his birthplace, age, height, and current residence in the parish, followed by any remarks which are usually pertaining to his military service.&nbsp; See the abbreviations list to translate these remarks.
+. '''For 1789-1864''', click on ''Lægdsruller (landruller) 1789-1864''. Click on ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her''. On the left will be a long list of rolls which are alphabetized by county name. Scroll down to your county, then click on the year you wish to search.<br>
-. If you wish to follow him through to other years, go back to the county list on the left sidebar, choose the next year in the Hovedrulle, find the same lægt number again, and and look for his listing under the second number that was by his name<br>
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+| '''NOTE''': There are two types of levying roll records: the '''Hovedrulle''' and the '''Tilgangsrulle'''. The Hovedrulle is the mail roll listing every eligible male in the parish, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll listing only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken. Choose the Hovedrulle to verify that he was in living the parish and eligible for military service. Choose the Tilgangsrulle to verify any changes such as moves, deaths, or male births. "Omskrevet" means "Rewritten".<br>
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-If he mioved and changed parishes, his name will be crossed off and there will be a note by his name indicating his new lægt number and listing number in that lægt.<br>
+'''For 1864 1931'''- These rolls are orgainzed by "Kreds" or districts, not by county. There were seven Kreds for Denmark. You need know the Kreds in which your county was located. On the right side of the screen, click on ''Kom godt i gang med at bruge lægdsruller'' to see a county map and determine your Kreds number. Go back to the previous page and click on ''Lægdsruller (landruller), [your Kreds Number] udskrivningskreds [Year Range]''. For Kreds 1 and 2, then click on&nbsp; ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her''.&nbsp;
+*Scroll down and find the year you wish to search. There will be several listings for each year, each&nbsp; followed by a number, which is the beginning Lægt number in that group (See note in the box above on whether to choose the Hovedrulle or Tilgangsrulle).<br>
+*Then Click on "''Læs arkivalier her''" in red on that line.&nbsp; Turn the pages of the book using the arrows at the top of the page.
+. Find your lægt number, which is on the upper corner of each right page, listed in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually about 3-7 pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the pages in that lægt for your ancestor's name with his father or son.
+. '''Reading the column headings:''' You will see two numbers to the left of your ancestor's.&nbsp; The first number is his listing number in this year's roll, and the second number is his listing number in the next main roll (Hovedrulle). In the third column will be the names of him and his father, if he is not a father himself.&nbsp; Next is listed his birthplace, then his age, height, and current residence in the parish, followed by any remarks which are usually pertaining to his military service.&nbsp; See the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Denmark:_Abbreviations_in_Army_Levying_Rolls abbreviations list] to translate these remarks.
+. '''If you wish to follow him through to other years''' (either backward or forward in time), go back to the county list on the left sidebar, choose the next or previous year in the Hovedrulle, find the same lægt number again, and and look for his listing under the numbers that were by his name. To search in the previous roll, the first number by his name will now be in the second column by his name.&nbsp; To search in the following roll, the second number by his name will now be in the first column.&nbsp; <br>
+'''If he moved and changed parishes''', his name will be crossed off and there will be a note by his name indicating his new lægt number and listing number in that lægt. Alphabetical letters were assigned to each year, so you can tell whether to search for his listing in the roll of the same year or the next roll.<br>
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