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<br> Like the census records, probate records are very important in [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]] in identifying all the children in a family and confirming that a particular family connection is correct. There are thousands of documents in the Family History Library collection of Copenhagen wills and probates. These records were kept variously at different times.<br> | <br> Like the census records, probate records are very important in [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]] in identifying all the children in a family and confirming that a particular family connection is correct. There are thousands of documents in the Family History Library collection of Copenhagen wills and probates. These records were kept variously at different times.<br> | ||
Wills were handled separately from probate records. Probates were more common than wills, however people | Wills were handled separately from probate records. Probates were more common than wills, however people who had property and were involved in business often had a will and may not be listed in the regular probate records or may be listed in both places.<br> | ||
Main types of probate records include the following:<br> | Main types of probate records include the following:<br> | ||