Denmark Quick Start Guide

Europe Denmark

What Are You Looking For?

How to Find Information for Danish Ancestors
1. Getting Started 2. Birth Information 3. Marriage Information 4. Death Information 5. Place of Origin in Denmark 6. Moving within Denmark	7. Emigration information 8. Immigration information 9. Using witnesses to find the next generation 10. Families in Sønderjylland (Southern Denmark) 11. City People and Research 12. Miscellaneous

 Research Tools

County List Copenhagen Dictionary District List English guide to accessing the digitized Danish records Feast Day Calendar (Moveable) Feast Days (Fixed and Moveable) Gazetteers (Finding Place Names) Nordic Given Names List Handwriting Examples Handwriting Guide Maps - counties(amts) > herreds>local communities Military Levy Numbers (Lægdnummer) Military Levying Roll Abbreviations (Army)

Parish List Parish Register Headings Denmark General Southern Denmark (Danish language) Southern Denmark (German language) Record Selection Table Strategies for Danish Research Timeline of Events in your Ancestors Life Typing Æ, Ø, and Å Websites Word Lists: Danish, German, and Latin Vejledning til FamilySearch

Wiki articles describing online collections is found at:

• Denmark Civil Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Denmark, Estate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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• Category:Denmark

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