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Searching the FamilySearch Index of Denmark Censuses

Sometimes indexes do not provide the results we are looking for, but that does not necessarily mean that the ancestor is not in the index.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Biographies in a Danish 18th Century Church Book

The parish clerk for Egtved Parish, Denmark, wrote short biographies of deceased parishioners in the church book from 1767-1789.

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Link-Lives: A New Database for Denmark Genealogy

New free database for Denmark Genealogy with "life-courses and family relations of almost everyone [!!!] who lived in Denmark from 1787 until ... 1968."

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Quasimodo Geniti means First Sunday after Easter

What does Quasimodo Geniti mean?

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Opholdsbog means Residence Book - Danish Genealogy Words

What does the Danish word opholdsbog mean?

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Mandtal means Census - Learn Danish Genealogy Words

What does the Danish word mandtal mean?

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Kommunion means the Holy Communion - Danish Genealogy Words

What does the Danish word kommunion mean?

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Gravsten means Gravestone

What does the Danish word gravsten mean?

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Dødsattest means Death Certificate - Learn Danish Genealogy Words

What does the Danish word dødsattest mean?

by Lene Dræby Kottal

Your Ancestor's Godparents Were Probably Relatives

Information about godparents cannot only help identify ancestors via cluster research, but it can provide information about them which would otherwise not be found in public records.

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

Jenny Kristine Juhl: Premarital Life of a Female Ancestor

Most of my female ancestors spent their youth preparing for a life as a housewife and it can seem difficult to find detailed information about their premarital life. As part of the Family History Writing Challenge, I have decided to write about my grandmother’s life from she left her home about age fourteen until she married at age twenty-four. In this post and upcoming posts, I will share some of the sources I use for this story.

by Lene Dræby Kottal