Denmark, Århus Municipal Census, 1896

What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index & images of the enumeration of all persons the city of Aarhus on 1 January 1896. The form is preprinted and folded over to make a four-page document with the following sections: the first page, Anmeldelse til Byraadet (Notification to the City Council) identifies the parish (sogn), street name (gade), house number (husnummer), and property tax registration number (Matr.-Nr) and tally of all males and females in the residence; the second and third pages are divided into four sections containing the details on each person in the residence. The fourth page was not filmed. For details see What Can These Records Tell Me?

The official name of the collection is Skattemandtalslister 1896 (Census of Persons, 1896). 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.

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 (arkivskaber): Aarhus Købstadskommune (1838-1970), Århus folkeregister (1924-)
• Record collection (samling): Kommunearkivet (1841-2015)
• Record series (serie):
  • Aarhus Kommune
  • Magistratens 1. afdeling
  • Aarhus Skattevæsen
  • Aarhus Folkeregister (1885-1953)
  • Skattemandtallister 1896

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?

Hovedliste (Main List)

Section	Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)
I	Etage	Floor
	Fulde Navn	Full name
	Fødselsaar og Dag	Birth year and day
	Stilling in Familien	Position in the Family
	Fødeby	City of birth
	Rang, Stand og Næringsvej	Rank, Status and Occupation
	Om ansat ved Byens Ordenskorps eller Brandkorps	If employed by the city's watch or fire brigade
	Hvis flyttet i det sidste Aar, da tidligere Bopæl her i Byen	If moved in the last year, the previous residence in the city
	Hvis tilflyttet Byen i det sidste Aar, da hvorfra of hvornaar	If moved to the city in the last year, then where from when
II	Plejebørn	Foster children
III	Ukonfirmerede Børn mellem 6 og 15 Aar? Gaa de i en Skole, maa dennes Navn eller Bestyrens Navn anføres	Unconfirmed Children between 6 and 15 Years? If they go to a school, the name or the name of the board member must be stated
IV	Særlig Angivelse / 1) Døstumme, 2) Blinde, 3) Idioter / Fødselsaar og Dag	Special Indication / 1) Deaf-Mute, 2) Blind, 3) Idiots / Year of Birth and Day

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Norrebrogade 8

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  Hjelmensgade 5