Denmark, Census, 1845

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains an index & images to the enumeration of all persons in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 February 1845. This index was created by MyHeritage from images provided by the National Archives of Denmark. The census was taken on the first of February and includes Denmark, and Schleswig. The enumeration was divided into four sections: Copenhagen city, other cities, rural areas and Schleswig. The enumeration for the areas included in Schleswig was printed in German.

The counties included in the Schleswig section are:

The National Archives of Denmark has cataloged this census with Rentekammeret, Danske Afdeling, Tabelkommissionen (Treasury Department, Danish Division, Statistical Office) as the responsible government office. More information about the records created by this office in connection with this census can be found at the National Archives of Denmark's online catalog, Daisy. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

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

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The census forms contain the following information:

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (German)	Column Heading (English)
Byernes eller Stedernes Navne, med Anførsel af Gaarde, Huse, o.s.v.	Nach des Jurisdiktionsbezirks, der Dörfer sowie der dazu gehörigen Wohnstätten	Town's or place's name with reference of farms, houses, etc.
Antallet af Familierne i hver Gaard og hvert huus	Anzahl der Familien in jedem Hause und jeder Wohnstelle	Number of familes in each farm and each house.
Samtlige Personers Navne i hver Gaard, hvert Huus, hver Familie.	Namen sämtlicher Personen in jedem Hause und jeder Familie	All persons' names in each farm, each house, each family.
Enhver Personers Alder, det løbende Alders Aar iberegnet.	Alter jeder Person, das laufende Jahr des Alters eingerechnet	Each person's age, determined according to the current year.
Gift, ugift, enkemand eller enke.	Ob verheiratet oder unverheiratet, Witwer oder Witwe	Married, unmarried, widower or widow.
Fødestedet nemlig Kiøbstadens og paa Landet, Sognets og Amtets Navn.	Geburtsort	Birthplace namely the city or in the country the parish and county's name
Personernes Titel, Embede, Forretning, Haandværk, Næringsvei, Stilling i Familien eller hvad de lever af.	Titel, Amt, Geschäft, Handwerk, Nahrungszweig der Personen und ihre Stellung in der Familie, sowie ob sie ganz oder zum Teil von Almosen leben	Persons' title, office, business, craft, occupation, position in the family or how they are provided for.
Af disse varr Forstanden berøvede, fiollede eller afsindige. / Antal / Sygdom mens Varighed	Von dieser waren des Verstandes beraubt, blödsinnig oder wahnsinnig: Anzahl / Dauer der Krankheit	Of these robbed of intelligence, nonsensical or mad / Number / Duration of sickness

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Denmark, Censuses - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sample Images

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  Gammeltorv 98, Copenhagen City

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  Agri Parish, Mols District, Randers County

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  Bjolderup Parish, Søgård Estate, 2nd Angler Estate District, Schleswig

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection.

DGS Number	Roll	Volume	Page	County	District	Parish	City	Quarter	First Street
103918513	1			Slesvig			Burg	1	Breite Strasse 1
103918514	2			Slesvig	Bredsted	Sophie Magdalene kog, Bredsted
103918515	3			Haderslev	Tyrstrup	Stepping
103918516	4			Tønder	Højer	Højer
103918517	5			Slesvig	2 Angler godsdistrikt	Bjerrum (Bargum)
103918486	1922	1	1				København	Hofetaten - Militæret	Christiansborg Slot
103918487	1923	10	1				København	Købmager	Klareboderne 1
103918488	1924	16	1				København	Rosenborg 2	Gothersgade 113
103918489	1925	23	215				København	Snarens	Gammeltorv 98
103918490	1926	32	79				København	Øster 3	Hummergade 227
103918491	1927	38					Lemvig		Søndergade
103918492	1928	42					Roskilde		Møllehusene
103918493	1929	46	193	Aalborg	Fleskum	Egholm
103918494	1930	52	1	Århus	Framlev	Borum
103918495	1931	57	271	Frederiksborg	Holbo	Ramløse
103918496	1932	62	293	Hjørring	Børglum	Tolstrup
103918497	1933	67	115	Holbæk	Års	Røsnæs (Refsnes)
103918498	1934	72	181	Holbæk	Tuse	Mørkøv (Mørke)
103918499	1935	79	1	København (Roskilde)	Voldborg	Allerslev
103918500	1936	85	1	Maribo	Musse	Bregninge
103918501	1937	90	203	Odense	Odense	Sankt Knuds landsogn
103918502	1938	95	1	Præstø	Fakse	Alslev
103918503	1939	101	1	Randers	Mols	Agri
103918504	1940	106	159	Randers	Øster Lisbjerg	Skødstrup
103918505	1941	112		Ribe (Tønder)	Tønder, Højer og Lø	Daler
103918506	1942	117	279	Ringkøbing	Skodborg	Lomborg
103918507	1943	123	83	Skanderborg	Vrads	Nørre Snede
103918508	1944	128	259	Sorø	Øster Flakkebjerg	Krummerup
103918509	1945	133	255	Svendborg	Vindinge	Nyborg landsogn (Hjulby)
103918510	1946	139	107	Thisted	Vester Han	Kollerup
103918511	1947	146	1	Vejle	Nørvang	Brande
103918512	1948	152	61	Viborg	Middelsom	Hjorthede