Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Country Information
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe bordering Sweden, Norway, and Germany. In 1793 its counties were reorganized into 24 counties. Danish is the official language.

Counties
The Standard which FamilySearch uses is as follows Town, Sogn (Parish), Herred, Amt (County), Denmark. Click on a county below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information. [[Media:Denmark_Counties_1793_-_1970.jpg|The Counties of Denmark (1793 - 1970)]].

Denmark Parishes

 * Parish List

More Denmark Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Denmark.
 * Getting Started
 * Emigration information
 * Immigration information
 * Using witnesses to find the next generation
 * City People and Research
 * My Danish Ancestors, A Step-by-Step Guide to Utilizing FamilySearch.org to find Danish Ancestors.

More Denmark Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools for Denmark.
 * Denmark Counties
 * Danish Dictionary
 * Feast Day Calendar (Moveable)
 * Feast Days (Fixed and Moveable)
 * Nordic Given Names List
 * Handwriting Guide and Handwriting Examples
 * Maps - counties(amts) herreds local communities
 * Military Levy Numbers (Lægdnummer)
 * Military Levying Roll Abbreviations (Army)
 * Parish Register Headings
 * Denmark General
 * Southern Denmark (Danish language)
 * Southern Denmark (German language)
 * Timeline of Events in your Ancestors Life
 * Typing Æ, Ø, and Å
 * Vejledning til FamilySearch
 * Record Finder
 * Latin date converter
 * MyHeritage MyHeritage puts exclusive Scandinavian records online.
 * Danish Family Search

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Denmark online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map