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Church records [Kirkebøger] are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. Virtually every person who lived in Denmark was recorded in a church record. | Church records [Kirkebøger] are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. Virtually every person who lived in Denmark was recorded in a church record. | ||
Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly called vital records because critical events in a person's life are recorded in them. Church records are vital records made by the clergy. They are often referred to as parish registers or churchbooks. They include records of baptisms [ | Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly called vital records because critical events in a person's life are recorded in them. Church records are vital records made by the clergy. They are often referred to as parish registers or churchbooks. They include records of baptisms [Dåb], marriages [Giftemål], and burials [Begravelser]. In addition, church records may also include introductions, communions, absolutions, church accounts, confirmations, and lists of people moving into or out of the parish. | ||
=== General Historical Background === | === General Historical Background === | ||
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[[Denmark Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Denmark Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Denmark Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Denmark Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
[[ | [[Denmark Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Denmark Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||