Denmark 1834 to 1900
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FINDING RECORDS OF YOUR ANCESTORS, PART A DENMARK 1834 TO 1900 Beginning Danish researchers will also need: Reading Danish Records (31029). If your ancestor lived in Denmark between 1834 and 1900, follow the steps in this booklet to find the records of his or her family. These instructions will show you which records to search, what to look for, and what tools to use. One piece of information will lead to another until you have identified each family member and filled out a family group record. Find your ancestor’s birth 1 record in church records. Find your ancestor’s par- 2 ents, brothers, and sisters in census records. Find the birth records of 2 3 your ancestor’s brothers 1 3 and sisters in church 4 records. Find the marriage record 4 of your ancestor’s parents in church records. This family is now complete. Latter-day Saints: Now see additional instruc- tions for submitting names for temple ordinances. The steps and tools you need are described inside. HOW TO BEGIN—PREPARATION You should have already gathered as much information Tips as possible from your home and family and filled out family group records and a pedigree chart. You may have If you don’t know your ancestor’s birth date: checked FamilySearch™ or other computer files to see if • Start with a more recent generation. You will learn others have researched your Danish family. how to do research, and you will probably discover To begin: something you didn’t know about your family. A. From your pedigree chart, choose an ancestor who •Find the records for the family in the example given. was born in Denmark between 1834 and 1900. You must This will teach you basic research skills before you know the birth date and birthplace (parish) in order to search for your own family. This is a good class activity. find your ancestor’s family. It is helpful to know the county and district. If you don’t know the parish where your ancestor was B. Write your ancestor’s name in the children’s section of born, see Tips on page 4. a new family group record. Read through the instruc- tions in this booklet. Then follow the steps below to find your ancestor’s family. Pedigree Chart Chart no. _______ Family Group Record If typing, set spacing at 1 1/2. Page of Husband Last See "Other Given name(s) name marriages" No. 1 on this chart is the same as no. _______ on chart no. _______. 8 Born (day month year) Place (Father of no. 4) LDS ordinance dates Te m p l e B E SP SS F C Cont. on chart no. Christened Place Baptized Mark boxes when ordinances are completed. When born _______ Where B Baptized Died Place Endowed 4 Peder Madsen When married E Endowed (Father of no. 2) B E SP SS F C When died Buried Place Sealed to parents SP Sealed to parents When born Where Married Place Sealed to spouse SS Sealed to spouse Where F Family Group Record exists for this couple 9 Husband's father Last Deceased When married (Mother of no. 4) Given name(s) name C Children's ordinances completed B E SP SS Cont. on Where chart no. Husband's mother Maiden Deceased When born _______ Given name(s) name When died Where Wife Maiden See "Other Given name(s) name marriages" 2 Peder Pedersen Where When died (Father) Born (day month year) Place B E SP SS F C Where LDS ordinance dates Te m p l e When born 2 June, 1900 Christened Place Baptized Where Salt Lake, S.L. Co., Utah 10 (Father of no. 5) B E SP SS F C Cont. on Died Place Endowed When married chart no. Apr, 1974 When born _______ Write date as: 4 Oct. 1896 Buried Place Sealed to parents Where Salt Lake, S.L. Co., Utah Where Wife's father Last Deceased When died 5 Karen Kirstine Nielsen When married Given name(s) (Mother of no. 2) name Where B E SP SS When died Wife's mother Maiden Deceased When born 4 Apr, 1875 Where Given name(s) name Where Children List each child (whether living or dead) in order of birth. LDS ordinance dates Te m p l e Vester Hassing, Ålborg, Denmark 11 When died (Mother of no. 5) 1 Sex Given Last See "Other B E SP SS Cont. on name(s) name marriages" chart no. Karen Kirstine Nielsen Where F Born (day month year) Place Baptized When born _______ Vester Hassing, Ålborg, Denmark Where 4 Apr, 1875 Christened Place Endowed 1 Jens Pedersen When died 17 May, 1875 Vester Hassing, Ålborg, Denmark (Name) B E SP SS F C Where Died Place Sealed to parents When born Spouse Last Where Given name(s) name 12 Pe der Madsen (Father of no. 6) Married Place Sealed to spouse B E SP SS F C Cont. on When married g chart no. Where When born _______ 2 Sex Given Last See "Other in name(s) marriages" iv Where name When died Born (day month year) Place Baptized L 6 When married Where (Father of no. 3) B E SP SS F C When died Christened Place Endowed When born Where Died Place Sealed to parents (Spouse) Where B E SP SS 13 Spouse Last When married (Mother of no. 6) B E SP SS Cont. on arwick, Eng. Given name(s) name Where chart no. olk, North Carolina, USA or Married Place Sealed to spouse When born _______ 3 When died Where 3 Sex Given Last See "Other (Mother) B E SP SS Where When died name(s) name marriages" Born (day month year) Place Baptized When born Where Where Christened Place Endowed 14 When died (Father of no. 7) P Write place as: Tryon, St. Martins, Birmingham, W B E SP SS F C Cont. on Died Place Sealed to parents Where chart no. When born _______ Spouse Last Where Given name(s) name Place 7 When married Married Sealed to spouse Your name and address (Mother of no. 3) B E SP SS When died Select only one of the following options. The option you select applies Your name When born Where to all names on this form. Where Option 1—Family File Send all 15 names to my family file at the Te mple. When died (Mother of no. 7) Address B E SP SS Cont. on Where Option 2—Temple File Send all names to any temple, chart no. and assign proxies for all approved ordinances. When born _______ Telephone number Date prepared Where Option 3—Ancestral File™ Send all names to the When died computerized Ancestral File for research purposes only, not for ordinances. I am including the required pedigree chart. Where Phone Date prepared ( ) Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 3/96. Printed in USA. 31826 Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 10/93 Printed in USA 31827 A. Jens’ pedigree chart B. Jens begins a family group record with Karen Kirstine Nielsen listed as a child THE RESEARCH PROCESS The following pages walk you through the research Here he looks in the Family History Library Catalog for process. In the case study, Jens is looking for the family the records he wants and orders the microfilms he of Karen Kirstine Nielsen. He takes his family group needs. He makes several visits to the center. Follow records and pedigree chart to a family history center. these same steps to find your family. ii THE RESEARCH PROCESS Case study: Karen Kirstine Nielsen, born in 1875 in Vester Hassing Parish, Kjar District, Ålborg County, Denmark. Your ancestor:_______________, _________, in ________________, _________, ____________, Denmark. name birth date parish district county FIND YOUR ANCESTOR’S BIRTH (CHRISTENING) RECORD IN CHURCH RECORDS. (See “Church Records: Birth” on page 7.) 1 A. At the family history center, Jens searches in the is listed as Nielsen. (See “Naming Customs” on page Family History Library Catalog for the parish in 11.) He photocopies the record for his files. Denmark where his ancestor was born (Vester Hassing C. Jens writes on the family group record: (1) Karen’s Parish). Then he looks for church records. (See “Using birth information on the front and (2) source informa- the Family History Library Catalog” on page 6.) tion (such as parish name, film number, volume and B. He finds the film number, 0043564, and orders it. years covered, and page number) on the back. He finds Karen’s birth record on the film. Her surname Birth Date Child’s Name Christening Parents FIND YOUR ANCESTOR’S FAMILY IN CENSUS RECORDS. (See “Census Records” on page 8.) 2 A. Jens now looks for the first census after Karen’s D. Jens estimates the birth year for each family birth. Censuses are filed by county. He looks in the member from the ages given in the census by sub- Family History Library Catalog for Ålborg county tracting the age of the person from the year of the (where Karen was born), then the topic, “Census— census. (These birth years will be approximate.) 1880.” E. Jens writes on the family group record: B. Jens finds this census on film 0263264. (1) information about all family members on the C. On the film he finds the parish of Vester Hassing, front, and (2) source information on the back. where Karen’s family was living when she was born. F. In the same way, Jens searches earlier and later The census lists the entire family.