Copenhagen

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FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Copenhagen page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze the records of Copenhagen which are of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Copenhagen Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

What Are You Looking For?[edit | edit source]

How to find Copenhagen Ancestors

1. Getting Started
2. Birth Information
3. Marriage Information
4. Death Information

5. Place of Residence in the City

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

Since 1661, a couple who wished to get married had to pay a marriage tax (kopulationsafgift). The tax was usually collected on a state wide basis, but starting in 1735, the Copenhagen city treasurer took over this responsibility for the city. The resulting record was the Marriage Record (Kopulationsprotokoller). In these records, it is...read more at Copenhagen Marriage Records

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Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Things You Can Do[edit | edit source]

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