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Lægdsrulle means Military Levying Roll

What does the Danish word lægdsrulle mean?

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Danish Military Levying Rolls as Substitutes for Lost Church Books

Record loss does not necessarily mean that we are unable to document the births of our ancestors. Danish military levying rolls can be used to document birth dates and birthplaces when the parish registers were lost, and images of the rolls are available online.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Annotations in an 1818 Military Levying Roll

Some entries in Danish military levying rolls contain many annotations. Meticulous transcription unveiled an abundance of details in a main roll entry from 1818.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Real Property Clues in Danish Military Levying Rolls

Danish military levying rolls often provide many clues for further research and not only about an ancestor’s military history. This example shows that these records can provide details about acquisition and sale of real property.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Danish County Records: Military Case Files

Record series with miscellaneous letters can be worth researching. Such a collection from Odense County Office holds correspondence about a soldier, who moved to another military levying district without reporting it to the military authorities.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

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.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

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.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Following a Person from one Danish Military Levying Roll to the Next

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.1 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.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

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?

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Advent Calendar 2018: Your 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!

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Commemorative Medal for Participation in the Schleswig Wars of 1848-1850 and 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.

by Lene Dræby Kottal