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The Danish government has been working to index the Danish Census records. Accordingly, the Danish Census records have been digitized and made available [https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/collection/theme/2 online]. These images can be viewed page by page. An effort is being made to index all of these digitized census records. Although indexing has not been completed, many Danish censuses have been indexed. This index is available at [http://www.ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm Danish Demographic Database] census search page. A description of the information available is found at [https://www.sa.dk/en/genealogy/records-registries Records and Registries]. See[[Denmark: Census#Online_Census_Strategy|Online Census Strategy]] below for more tips on how to use these websites. | The Danish government has been working to index the Danish Census records. Accordingly, the Danish Census records have been digitized and made available [https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/collection/theme/2 online]. These images can be viewed page by page. An effort is being made to index all of these digitized census records. Although indexing has not been completed, many Danish censuses have been indexed. This index is available at [http://www.ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm Danish Demographic Database] census search page. A description of the information available is found at [https://www.sa.dk/en/genealogy/records-registries Records and Registries]. See[[Denmark: Census#Online_Census_Strategy|Online Census Strategy]] below for more tips on how to use these websites. | ||
Census taking was also conducted in the other provinces and territories under Danish rule: <u>[[Greenland]], since 1834; </u>, the <u>[[Faroe Islands]], since1801; </u>, the West Indies, (now US Virgin Islands), 1841-1916; Trankebar, India in 1835; and Frederiksnagor (now Serampore), India in 1840. | Census taking was also conducted in the other provinces and territories under Danish rule: <u>[[Greenland]], since 1834; </u>, the <u>[[Faroe Islands]], since1801; </u>, the West Indies, (now US Virgin Islands), 1841-1916; Trankebar, India in 1835; and Frederiksnagor (now Serampore), India in 1840 | ||
Northern Schleswig (the counties Aabenraa, Haderslev, Sønderborg and Tønder) were under German rule 1864-1920, and no censuses were held in this period in the region. For Southern Schleswig, which remained under German rule in 1920, there are census records from 1801/1803, 1834/1835, 1845, 1855 and 1860, but they are not complete. | |||
===Information in Danish Census Records=== | ===Information in Danish Census Records=== | ||
You will find the following types of information in census records: | You will find the following types of information in census records: | ||