Denmark, Århus, Municipal Census, 1936

What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index & images of the enumeration of all persons resident in the city of Aarhus on 25 October 1936., as well as persons temporarily present or absent. The collection consists of multiple forms. For details on the content of each form see What Can These Records Tell Me?

These records were created by the office of the Aarhus Magistrate's 1st division (Magistrat 1. afd.) tax authority (Skattevæsen). It is part of the Skattemandtalslister (tax census lists), 1885-1936. The content and arrangement of these records is very similar to the national census. Records are grouped by street, then by house number. Similar enumerations were made in 1933-1940, and 1948.

The Aarhus city archive has classified these records as follows. Each link is to the Aarhus city archive online catalog entry for the entity described.

• Archive creator: Aarhus Købstadskommune (1838-1970), Århus folkeregister (1924-)
• Record collection: Kommunearkivet (1841-2015)
• Record series:
  • Aarhus Kommune
  • Magistratens 1. afdeling
  • Aarhus Skattevæsen
  • Aarhus Folkeregister
  • Skattemandtalslister This link will display records available from 1933-1948.

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?

Instructions for this census were to include all persons who were permanent residents of Aarhus as well as permanent residents temporarily absent on the Hovedliste (Main list). Persons temporarily present in the city were to be included on the Tillægsliste (Suppmental list).

Hovedliste (Main list)

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Forhus, Sidehus m.v. samt Etage	Front / Side / Between / Back Building
Samtlige personers fulde Navn	Names of all persons / Full name
Kønnet	Sex
Fødselsdag	Birth day
Fødselsår	Birth year
Fødested	Birthplace
Statsborgerforhold	Citizenship
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital Status
Erhverv eller Livsstilling	Occupation
Telefon Nr	Telephone number
Arbejdsgiverens Navn	Employer's name
Nummer I Arbejdsløhedskassen	Number in Unemployment Fund
Helaarlig Husleje af Beboelseslejigheden	Annual rent for residence
Hvis Flytning er sket I det sidste Aar, anføres her Bopæl 20 Oktober 1935	If moved during the last year, list residence on 20 October 1935
Hvis Tilflytning til Aarhus er sket siden 20 Oktbe. 1935 anføres her Datoen for Tilflytningen	If moved to Aarhus since 20 October 1935 what date did they relocate
I hvilken skole undervises de paa denne Liste opførte Børn mellem 6 og 14 Aar?	What school do children between the ages of 6 and 14 attend?
Anmærkinger	Comments

Tillægsliste (Suppmental list)

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Etage	Floor
Personers fulde Navn	Names of all persons / Full name
Kønnet	Sex
Fødselsdag	Birth day
Fødselsår	Birth year
Fødested	Birthplace
Statsborgerforhold	Citizenship
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital Status
Stilling I Husstanden paa den faste Bopæl	Position in household at permanent address
Erhverv eller Livsstilling	Occupation
I hvilken Kommunes Folkeregister … er optaget samt Personens Addresse	In which municipality's Population Register… is recorded and the person's address
Anmærkinger	Comments

Tillægsskema I (Supplementary Schedule I)

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Forhus, Sidehus o. s. v. Etage	Front building, Side building, etc., floor
Navn	Name
Telefon Nr	Telephone number
Erhvervsvirksomheden	Commercial company
Bopæl eller Hjemsted	Residence or home

Tillægsskema II (Supplementary Schedule II)

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
Forhus, Sidehus o. s. v. Etage	Front building, Side building, etc., floor
Firma Navn	Company Name
Indehaverens Navn	Owner's Name
Forretnings Branche	Business Industry
Telefon Nr	Telephone number
Privat Bopæl	Private Residence

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Folketællings-Skema, 1936; Ordrupvej 21

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  Tillægsliste, Tillægsskema I, II, 1936