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Formatted the different entries under the "Other Church Records" heading to make it more easily readable, by putting the different types of church records and their descriptions on separate lines.
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=== Other Church Records === | === Other Church Records === | ||
Communion – name of person receiving communion, residence, sometimes relationships. Confirmation – name, residence name of one or both parents; often prior to 1814 only the name and age of the child being confirmed is listed, but after 1814 the child's age, christening or birth date are commonly listed, sometimes also names of parents, or name of employer. Arrivals and Removals (1814 to 1874) not usually kept in cities until 1850 and often not all – name of person arriving at or leaving the parish, former and new residences, marital status, sometimes date and place of birth, relationships. Absolutions (early to 1767) – name of person absolved for transgression; residence; sometimes names of other persons involved, for example the father may be identified in the case of an illegitimate birth.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Denmark,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | Communion – name of person receiving communion, residence, sometimes relationships. | ||
Confirmation – name, residence name of one or both parents; often prior to 1814 only the name and age of the child being confirmed is listed, but after 1814 the child's age, christening or birth date are commonly listed, sometimes also names of parents, or name of employer. | |||
Arrivals and Removals (1814 to 1874) not usually kept in cities until 1850 and often not all – name of person arriving at or leaving the parish, former and new residences, marital status, sometimes date and place of birth, relationships. | |||
Absolutions (early to 1767) – name of person absolved for transgression; residence; sometimes names of other persons involved, for example the father may be identified in the case of an illegitimate birth.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Denmark,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | |||
=== Locating the parish to search the Church Records === | === Locating the parish to search the Church Records === | ||