Denmark, Church Records, 1484-1941

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains church records from Denmark. It covers the years 1484 to 1941. The image portion of this collection is not complete. If you do not find the parish you are looking for here, please check the FamilySearch catalog record for the parish. Images of the church records are available through the catalog. Images of the parish records are also available online from the Danish National Archives. For more information about the content of the records and how to use them see Denmark Church Records.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Danish. For help reading them see:

• Denmark Language and Languages
• Danish Genealogical Word List
• Denmark Handwriting
• Danish Genealogical Word List October 2010 (PDF)

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Denmark, Church Records, 1484-1941.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Name of child Gender Birth date Baptism date Father's name Father's occupation Mother's name Residence Witnesses' name and residences Legitimacy

Confirmation Date of confirmation Confirmand's name Confirmand's age Residence Parent's names

Marriage Names of bride and groom Ages Residences Marital or social status Marriage date Bondsman or sponsor

Move-in and out Person's name Age or birth year Occupation Place moving from or to Date of move

Death Name Age Death date Burial date Social status Occupation Residence Parent's or spouse's name

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Births - Female, 1816

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  Births - Male, 1850

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  Marriage, 1873

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  Deaths - Female, 1824

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  Deaths - Male, 1840