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Using Danish Military Levying Rolls for Family History

Danish military levying rolls are a rich source for genealogists and family historians. Military levying rolls list all boys and men who were eligible for conscription for military service that year or in the future. Many men are listed in several rolls. I found my third great-grandfather in thirteen rolls! Images of the military levying rolls from 1788 to the 1930s are available online at Arkivalieronline and FamilySearch, so you can access them for free at home.

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Researching 20th Century Danish Military Levying Rolls

From 1871 main rolls were no longer kept. How can you then follow a person in the Danish military levying rolls? I will demonstrate that today using the story of Knud Pedersen, born 1898.

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Military levying: Rolls by Local and National Authorities

I have been asked a general question about the difference between Danish military levying rolls kept by local and national authorities.

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Following a Person Through Danish Military Levying Rolls

On this Second Sunday of Advent 2018 we shall follow Lucas Christensen, born 1794 in the rural parish Særslev as a son of Christen Lucassen. The family lived in Særslev a few years, but then moved to Hårslev Parish. Lucas’ story is good for demonstrating the procedure of following a værnepligtig person from one military levying roll to the next. If you have not read my first entry in this series about military levying rolls, I advise you to do so, because some basic terms are explained in that entry.

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Danish Military Leyving Rolls: The Earliest Rolls from about 1788

The first Sunday of Advent 2018 has finally come, and I am excited to start sharing my readers’ family stories told primarily through the Danish military levying rolls. The index of the 1787 census of Herlufmagle Parish shows the twenty-one-year-old Mads Jensen, but the writing in the original record is unclear. Can the military levying rolls be used as evidence for the name of this young man?

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Advent Calendar 2018: Danish Military Levying Records Brick Walls

Send me your Danish military levying brick walls and get a chance to have the problems solved free of charge in my 2018 advent calendar!

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Medal for Participation in the Schleswig Wars 1848-50 & 1864

Danish soldiers, who took part in one or both Schleswig Wars of 1848-1850 and 1864 could apply for a commemorative medal. The applications have been indexed, so it is relatively easy to search for your Danish ancestors in these records. In this blog post I will teach you how to find your Danish war heroes.

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