Denmark, Census, 1850

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index & images to the enumeration of all persons in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 February 1850. 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 included Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Greenland, and Danish West Indies. The enumeration for Denmark was divided into three sections: Copenhagen city, other cities and rural areas. This publication includes only Denmark.

The National Archives of Denmark has cataloged this census with Danmarks Statistik (Dennmark Statistical Office) as the responsible government office. More information about the records created by this office 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. For help reading them see:

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

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The census forms contain the following information.

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Byernes eller Stedernes Navne, med Anførsel af Gaarde, Huse, o.s.v.	Town's or place's name with reference of farms, houses, etc.
Antallet af Familierne i hver Gaard og hvert huus	Number of familes in each farm and each house.
Samtlige Personers Navne i hver Gaard, hvert Huus, hver Familie.	All persons' names in each farm, each house, each family.
Enhver Personers Alder, det løbende Alders Aar iberegnet.	Each person's age, determined according to the current year.
Gift, ugift, enkemand eller enke.	Married, unmarried, widower or widow.
Fødestedet nemlig Kiøbstadens og paa Landet, Sognets og Amtets Navn og ved udlændinge og de i hertugdomerne Bilandene colonierne fødte landets navn hvor de er fødte.	Birthplace namely the city or in the country the parish and county's name and for foreigners and those born in the dependency colonies where they are born.
Personernes Titel, Embede, Forretning, Haandværk, Næringsvei, Stilling i Familien eller hvad de lever af.	Persons' title, office, business, craft, occupation, position in the family or how they are provided for.
Døvstumme | Døve | Blinde	Deaf and dumb | Deaf | Blind

Collection Content

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

Sample Images

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  Anholt parish, Nørre district, Randers county

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. This collection contains a digital browse. Only the DGS numbers are displayed. This table lists the first item on each folder in this collection. The contents may be continued from the previous folder. The link in the DGS column will open a new window where you can see images.

DGS	Roll	Volume	Page	County	District	Parish	City	Quarter	First Street
103918518	3026	1	1				København	Christianshavn	Brogade (Langebrogade) 1
103918519	3027	7	233				København	Købmager	Pilestræde 109
103918520	3028	16	1				København	Sankt Annæ Vester	Borgergade 87
103918521	3029	23	135				København	2 Divisions 1ste Kompagni	Haregade
103918522	3030	30	205				København	Vester	Ny Vestergade 208
103918523	3031	37	171				Helsingør		Strandgade 335
103918524	3032	44	1				Præstø		Adelgade 37
103918525	3033	51	133	Aalbog	Aars	Walle
103918526	3034	60	113	Aarhus	Hads	Halling
103918527	3035	65	209	Frederiksborg	Holbo	Nødebo
103918528	3036	71	1	Hjørring	Børglum	Børglum
103918529	3037	78	1	Hjørring	Øster Han	Aggersborg
103918530	3038	84	93	Holbæk	Tuse	Jyderup
103918531	3039	90	129	København	Thune	Snoldelev
103918532	3040	96	143	Maribo	Lollands Sønder	Stokekmarke
103918533	3041	102	101	Odense	Odense	Trøstrup Korup (Korup)
103918534	3042	107	1	Præstø	Fakse	Alslev
103918535	3043	114	1	Randers	Nørre	Anholt
103918536	3044	121	45	Ribe	Slavs	Fåborg
103918537	3045	127	99	Ringkøbing	Hind	Nørre Omme
103918538	3046	134	215	Skanderborg	Voer	Tolstrup
103918539	3047	140	275	Sorø	Øster Flakkebjerg	Tystrup
103918540	3048	147	145	Svendborg	Vindinge	Hellerup
103918541	3049	155	69	Vejle	Brusk	Harte
103918542	3050	161	353	Viborg	Houlbjerg	Thorsø