Copenhagen Jewish vital records online, 1762-1915 #scandinavia
Logan J. Kleinwaks
Scans of many Jewish vital records >from Copenhagen are viewable on the
(updated) Danish National Archives website at https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=17117291 . According to the National Archives' descriptions, the following records are included: births 1762-1915, marriages 1810-1915, deaths 1810-1915, "confirmations" 1817-1914. When you follow the above link, the first group of scans opens by default, but you can view the others by clicking the minus sign below the Rigsarkivet logo near the top left to close the first group's listing, then clicking the plus sign for the group of scans that interests you. In the list of groups of scans, F = birth, V=marriage, D=death, K=confirmation. There is no name index accompanying the scans, as far as I know. There is significant overlap with the FHL microfilms listed at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/63696, but many records on the National Archives website do not appear to be on the microfilms (e.g., births 1872-1915). The Danish National Archives website was recently redesigned to display scans in a more accessible way. You no longer need to download any special software. Perhaps someone more familiar with Danish Jewish genealogy can explore the holdings in more detail and provide links to other types of relevant sources (e.g., probate records). The starting point for digitized records is: https://www.sa.dk/brug-arkivet/arkivalieronline . Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@... near Washington, D.C. |
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