Aldersro Parish København, København, Denmark Genealogy

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

History
Aldersro parish was created in 1908 from parts of the parishes of Sions and Skt. Stefans. The name of the church is Taksigelseskirken and the parish is often referred to as Taksigelse rather than Aldersro.


 * 1928 - part of the parish was split and annexed by Kildevælds parish
 * 1930 - part of the parish was split and again went to Kildevælds parish
 * 1956 - part of Skt. Johannes parish was added to Aldersro

Street Names
Aldersrogade, Annekegade

Biskop Krags Vænge, Borthigsgade, Bryggergade

Engelstedsgade

F. F. Ulriks Gade

Gunhildsgade, Gyritegade

H.P. Ørums Gade, Hammershusgade, Haraldsgade, Haslegade, Hildrusgade

Jagtvej

Klædebo Park Alle

Lyngbyvej

Oliemøllegade

Ragnagade, Ragnhildgade, Rovsingsgade, Rudolph Berghs Gade, Rytterknægtsgade, Rønnegade

Stadens Vænge, Studsgaardsgade, Studsgaards Passage

Teglværksgade

Vald. Holmers Gade, Vermundsgade, Vibekegade

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.


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Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records

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 * The vast majority of research you do in Denmark will be in church parish registers, which are held in the Danish State Archives available online at ARKIVALIERONLINE. Select your county and parish from the drop-down lists.


 * Help Reading Danish Records:


 * Denmark Parish Register Headings provides translated examples of parish headings. You will be able to interpret much of what is in the records using these headings. Danish Word List covers typical  terms found in the records. Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Names, Personal.


 * Help Reading Old Handwriting: 


 * FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting: Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters, Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and Lesson 3: Handwritten Records
 * Gothic Script and examples (Danish)
 * Gothic script help links (Danish)


 * Knowing What to Look for Next:


 * To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.

Collections

 * Church Records
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 * Denmark Church Records
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 * ARKIVALIERONLINE Census records online
 * Censuses - Getting Started
 * Denmark Census
 * Census digitization/index availability - chart showing progress in census digitizing and indexing per location.
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 * Danish Chancellery - Getting Started!
 * Danish Chancery Court Records
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 * Military Records
 * Lægdsruller, Danish Military Levying Rolls, is a census of men eligible to join military (1789-1932)
 * What's on Lægdsruller and Søruller
 * Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)


 * Probate Records
 * Registers of Wills in the Danish Chancellory
 * Danish Chancellery - Getting Started!
 * , index and images.

Family History Library Records
Click Denmark, København Records for a full listing of records at the Family History Library, that may be digitized. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Denmark, København" and then select your parish.