Denmark, Census, 1906

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 1906. 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 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?

This census contained two different lists. The main list is for persons present at their residence on the date of the enumeration. The second is an abbreviated schedule for persons temporarily present or absent. The census forms contain the following information.

Main List, Copenhagen City

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Forhus, Sidehus, Mellembygning, Bagbygning	Front house, Side house, Middle building, Back building
Løbenummer	Consecutive number
Samtlige Personernes Navne	All persons' names
Køn	Sex
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birthyear and birthday
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital status
Trossamfund	Religion
Fødested	Birthplace
Indvandrede udefra til den Kommune	Immigrants from outside the municipality
Sidste Opholdsted før Tilflytningen	Last residence prior to relocation
Hvilket Aar Fandt Tilflytningen Sted	What year did the relocation take place
Stilling I Familien	Position in family
Erhverv	Profession
Forretnings-Adress samt Firmanavnet	Business address and Firm name
Nedstaaende rubrik udfyldes kun af dem hvis er Haandværk, Industri, Handel eller Søfart - Navn og Virksomhedens Art	The following box is only to be completed by those who are Handyman, Industry, Trade or Maritime - Name and Company
Anmærkinger	Comments

Main List, Cities

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Forhus, Sidehus, Mellembygning, Bagbygning	Front house, Side house, Middle building, Back building
Løbenummer	Consecutive number
Samtlige Personernes Navne	All persons' names
Køn	Sex
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birthyear and birthday
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital status
Stilling I Familien	Position in family
Erhverv	Profession
Forretnings-Adress samt Firmanavnet	Business address and Firm name
Anmærkinger	Comments

Main List, Rural Areas

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Byernes eller Stedernes Navne	Name of village or place
Løbenummer	Consecutive number
Samtlige Personernes Navne	All persons' names
Køn	Sex
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birthyear and birthday
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital status
Erhverv	Profession
For dem, der driver selvstænding Virksomhed I Haandværk og Industri, anføres her Forretnings Adresse og Firmanavn	For those who are self-employed in Business and Industry, please state their Business Address and Company Name
Anmærkinger	Comments

Supplementary List, Persons Temporarily Absent - Copenhagen City

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Forhus, Sidehus, Mellembygning, Bagbygning	Front house, Side house, Middle building, Back building
Personernes Navne	All persons' names
Køn	Sex
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birthyear and birthday
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital status
Stilling I Familien	Position in family
Erhverv	Profession
For dem, der driver selvstænding Virksomhed I Haandværk og Industri, anføres her Forretnings Adresse og Firmanavn	For those who are self-employed in Business and Industry, please state their Business Address and Company Name
Midlertidigt Opholdssted	Temporary place of residence
Anmærkinger	Comments

Supplementary List, Persons Temporarily Absent - Cities

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Forhus, Sidehus, Mellembygning, Bagbygning	Front house, Side house, Middle building, Back building
Personernes Navne	All persons' names
Køn	Sex
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birthyear and birthday
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital status
Stilling I Familien	Position in family
Erhverv	Profession
For dem, der driver selvstænding Virksomhed I Haandværk og Industri, anføres her Forretnings Adresse og Firmanavn	For those who are self-employed in Business and Industry, please state their Business Address and Company Name
Midlertidigt Opholdssted	Temporary place of residence

Supplementary List, Persons Temporarily Absent - Rural Areas

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Stedets Betegnelse	The place's designation
Personernes Navne	All persons' names
Køn	Sex
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birthyear and birthday
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital status
Stilling I Familien	Position in family
Erhverv	Profession
For dem, der driver selvstænding Virksomhed I Haandværk og Industri, anføres her Forretnings Adresse og Firmanavn	For those who are self-employed in Business and Industry, please state their Business Address and Company Name
Midlertidigt Opholdssted	Temporary place of residence

Collection Content

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

Sample Images

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  Kingosgade 1, Copenhagen

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  Bangs Boder 23, Odense

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  Skjellerup. Knebel Parish, Mols District, Randers 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, 1906 Digital Folder Number List.