Denmark, Census, 1860

What is in This Collection?

This is an every-name index to the 1860 census of Denmark. 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, Danish West Indies and Schleswig.The enumeration for Denmark was divided into three sections: Copenhagen city, other cities and rural areas. This publication includes only Denmark and Schleswig.

The counties included in the Schleswig section are:

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 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 (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.
Familiernes Antal	Number of families
Samtlige Personers fulde Navne	All persons' full names
Enhver Personers Alder, det løbende Alders Aar iberegnet.	Each person's age, determined according to the current year
Gift, ugift, enkemand, enke eller fraskilt	Married, unmarried, widower, widow or divorced
Fødestedet nemlig Kjøbstadens eller Sognets og Amtets Navn og for de i Bilandene og i Colonierne Fødte samt for Udlandinge Landet hvor de ere fødte	Birthplace namely the city or in the country the parish and county's name and for foreigners and those born in the dependency and in the colonies where they are born.
Personernes Stilling i Familien, Titel, Embede, Forretning, Næringsvei eller hvilket Erhverv de leve, eller om forsørges af Fattigvæsenet	Persons' position in the family, title, office, business, trade, occupation, or how they are provided for or provided for by the Poor Commission
Troesbekjendelsen	Religion
Forstanden berøvede / Fra Fødselen / Fra et senere Tidspunkt	Robbed of intelligence / From birth / From a latter time
Anmærkinger	Remarks

Collection Content

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

Sample Images

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  Yding parish, Voer district, Skanderborg county

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  Drelsdorf parish, Bredsted county, Schleswig

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The following list shows the contents of each of the DGS numbers.

DGS	Roll	Country	County	District	Parish	City	Quarter	First Street
103918617	1	Denmark				København	Christianshavn	Brogade 1
103918618	2	Denmark				København	Klædebo	Krystalgade 11
103918619	3	Denmark				København	Nørre	Sankt Peder Stræde 28
103918620	4	Denmark				København	Sct. Anne vester	Adelgade 226
103918621	5	Denmark				København	Sct. Anne øster	Norgesgade 30
103918622	6	Denmark				København	Klædebo udenby	Sankt Hans Gade 81
103918623	7	Denmark				København	Øster	Kongens Nytorv matr. 5
103918624	8	Denmark				Aalborg	7de.	Algade 516
103918625	9	Denmark				Århus	2den.	Fredensgade 1003
103918626	10	Denmark				Helsingør		Not indicated
103918627	11	Denmark				Horsens		Langmarksgaden 583
103918628	12	Denmark				Nyborg	3de.	Mellemgade 81
103918629	13	Denmark				Odense		Nedergade 16
103918630	14	Denmark				Randers	6de.	Bymarken Nr, 344b
103918631	15	Denmark				Sorø		Rolighed 1
103918632	16	Denmark	Ålborg	Fleskum	Gunderup
103918633	17	Denmark	Ålborg	Slet	Vindblæs
103918634	18	Denmark	Frederiksborg	Holbo	Esbønderup
103918635	19	Denmark	Hjørring	Børglum	Børglum
103918636	20	Denmark	Hjørring	Øster Han	Bejstrup
103918637	21	Denmark	Holbæk	Skippinge	Avnsø
103918638	22	Denmark	København	Sokkelund	Frederiksberg
103918639	23	Denmark	Maribo	Fuglse	Skørringe
103918640	24	Denmark	Odense	Båg	Assens
103918641	25	Denmark	Odense	Vends	Kavslunde
103918642	26	Denmark	Præstø	Stevns	Hellestad
103918643	27	Denmark	Randers	Støvring	Støvring
103918644	28	Denmark	Ribe	Skast	Sneum
103918645	29	Denmark	Ringkøbing	Nørre Horne	Hoven
103918646	30	Denmark	Skanderborg	Vor	Yding
103918647	31	Denmark	Sorø	Vester Flakkebjerg	Sørbymagle
103918648	32	Denmark	Svendborg	Sallinge	Vantinge
103918649	33	Denmark	Thisted	Morsø Nørre	Tødsø
103918650	34	Denmark	Vejle	Norvang	Givskud
103918651	35	Denmark	Viborg	Lysgård	Vinderslev
103918652	36	Denmark	Ribe	Riberhus	Fole
103918653	S1	Schleswig				Flensborg		Große Straße 1
103918654	S2	Schleswig				Flensborg		GroßJohannes Straße 925
103918655	S3	Schleswig				Haderslev	8de.	Slagtergade 1
103918656	S4	Schleswig	Bredsted		Bargum
103918657	S5	Schleswig	Gottorp	Slis og Fysing	Arnæs
103918658	S6	Schleswig	Haderslev	Kalvslund	Hjerting
103918659	S7	Schleswig	Nordborg	Ærø	Rise
103918660	S8	Schleswig	Tønder	Højer	Frederiks kog
103918661	S9	Schleswig	2 Angler godsdistrikt	Gårde gods	Læk und Enge