Denmark, Census, 1901

What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index & images to the enumeration of all persons in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 February 1901. 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, the Danish West Indies, the Faeroe Islands and Ladegård county in Schleswig-Holstein. This publication contains Denmark and the Faeroe Islands.

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?

This census contained three different schedules or lists. The main list is for persons present at their residence on the date of the enumeration. The second and third are abbreviated schedules for persons temporarily present or absent. The census forms contain the following information.

Main List, Page 1

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Familiernes Løbenummer	The family's consecutive number
Samtlige Personers Navne	All persons' full names
Kønet - Mandkøn (M) Kvindekøn (K)	Sex - Male (M) Female (F)
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birth year and birth day
Ægteskabelig Stilling - Ugift (U), Gift (G), Enkem. eller Enke (E), Separeret (S), Fraskilt (F)	Marital Status - Unmarried (U), Married (G), Widower or widow (E), Separated (S), Divorced (F)
Trorssamfund	Religious affiliation

Main List, Page 2

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Fødested - 1) Indenlandsk Fødested: Købstadens, Handelspladsens eller Sognets og Amtets Navn (kan Amtet ikke angives, sættes vedkommende Landsdel, f. Eks. Fyn, Jylland, osv.). 2 Født i Bilandene eller Udlandet: Landets Navn	Birthplace - 1) Born within the country: city's, town's, or parish and county's name (if the county can not be given, write the part of country, for example, Fyn, Jutland, etc.). 2) Born in dependency or foreign countries: the country's name
Nedenstaaende Rubrikker udfyldes kun af dem, der er fødte uden for det Sogn, i hvilket de opholde sig paa Tællingsdagen, eller som en Tid have haft fast Bopæl uden for dette Sogn	The columns below are to be filled out only by those who are born outside of the parish in which they reside on the census day or who have had residence outside this parish
Hvilket Aar taget fast Bopæl i Sognet?	Which year did they establish permanent residence in the parish
Sidste Bopæl før Tilflytningen	Previous residence before moving in
Stilling i Familien - (Huusfader, Huusmoder, Børn, Slægtning o.l., Tjenestetyende (naar vedkommende har Skudsmaalsbog), Pensionær, Logerende, o.s.v.).	Position in the family (Head of house, housewife, child, relative, and similar, servant (when the person has a conduct book), pensioner, lodger.)
Erhverv	Occupation

Main List, Page 3

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Navn og Virksomhed for den Institution eller Person, man for Tiden hovedsagelig arbejder for. Er man arbejdsløs skrives A	Name and activity for the institution or person, that one mainly works for at this time. If one is unemployed at present, write A
Døvstum (D), Blind d.v.s Synet aldeles berøvet (B), Aandsvag d.v.s. fra Fødselen ell. den tidligste Barndom (A), Sindssyg (S)	Deaf and dumb (D), Blind, that is completely deprived of sight (B), Mentally deficient, that is from birth or early childhood (A), Insane (S)
Nedstaaende Rubrikker udfylde kun af Gifte, Enkemand, Enker, Hvis flere Gange gift, anføres Oplysningerne udelukkende for sidste Ægteskab	The columns below to be filled out only by married, widowers, widows. If married several times, report the information solely for the last marriage.
Hvilket Aar indgaaet Ægteskab?	Which year married?
Hvis Ægteskabet er opløst ved Døden, hvilket Aar?	If marriage was dissolved by death, which year?
Hvor mange levende Børn i Ægteskabet?	How many living children from the marriage?
Hvor mange døde Børn i Ægtesk. (indbef. dødfødte)?	How many deceased children from the marriage (including stillborn)?
Anmærkinger	Remarks

Persons Temporarily Absent

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Personernes Navn	Person's Name
Kønnet - Mandkøn (M), Kvindekøn (K)	Sex - Male (M), Female (K)
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birth year and birth date
Ægteskabelig Stilling - Ugift (U), Gift (G), Enkem. eller Enke (E), Separeret (S), Fraskilt (F)	Marital Status - Unmarried (U), Married (G), Widower or widow (E), Separated (S), Divorced (F)
Trossamfund	Religious affiliation
Fødested	Birthplace
Stilling i Familien: Husfader, Husmoder, Barn, Slægtning o.l., Tjenestetyende, Pensionær, Logerende	Position in the family: head of household, housewife, child, relative and similar, hired help, pensioner, lodger
Døvstum (D), Blind (B), Aandsvag (A), Sindssyg (S)	Deaf and dumb (D), Blind (B), Mentally deficient (A), Insane (S)
Midlertidigt Opholdssted	Temporary residence
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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  Hostrups Allé 13, Copenhagen

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  Farvergade 6 Horsens

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  Matr-Nr 112ad, Flade Parish, Horns District, Hjørring County

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Denmark Census, 1901 Digital Folder Number List.