Copenhagen City, Denmark Genealogy

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Copenhagen City

Guide to Copenhagen City ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Information

Instructions for finding records are found on the individual parish pages, linked to the clickable map and parish list below.

See the article Locating Family in the City.

History

Copenhagen has existed at least since the 11th century and was possibly founded by Svein Forkbeard. It replaced Roskilde as the capital of Denmark in 1443. Copenhagen has suffered several disasters throughout its history which affected the population. The following is a list of such disasters:

• 1349: The Black Death
• 1405-1406: Plague outbreak
• 1428: Plague outbreak
• 1446: Plague outbreak
• 1460-1461: Plague outbreak
• 1472: Plague outbreak
• 1483: Plague outbreak
• 1546-1548: Plague outbreak
• 1553-1554: Plague outbreak
• 1563-1568: Plague outbreak
• 1575-1578: Plague outbreak
• 1583-1585: Plague outbreak
• 1592-1594: Plague outbreak
• 1601-1603: Plague outbreak
• 1618-1621: Plague outbreak. 7,000 persons dead
• 1624-1626: Plague outbreak
• 1628-1630: Plague outbreak. 5,000 persons dead
• 1636-1638: Plague outbreak. 5,000 persons dead
• 1652: Dysentery outbreak
• 1653-1657: Plague outbreak. 8,500 persons dead out of a total of 30,000-35,000
• 1710-1711: Plague outbreak. 22,000-23,000 persons died out of a total population of 30,000
• 20-23 October 1728: Fire. 28% of the city was destroyed, and 20% of the people were left homeless. Records from the diocese of Zealand were destroyed among other irreplaceable works
• 5-7 July 1795: Fire. 6,000 of 100,000 inhabitants were made homeless. The rest of the medieval part of the city was destroyed
• 16 August-5 September 1807: British bombardment of Copenhagen. 1,000 buildings were destroyed, 195 civilians died, and 768 were injured
• 11 June-October 1853: Cholera outbreak. 7,219 infections were reported of which 4,737 died

Archives, Societies, and Libraries

• Museum of Copenhagen Includes over 83,000 pictures from Copenhagen and Frederiksberg
• National Museum of Denmark
• The Royal Library - Den Sorte Diamant
• Online records for genealogists, Copenhagen City Archives (main lists of Copenhageners, marriages, citizenship, poor records and funerals)

Districts

• Sokkelund Herred

Parishes

For additional information, see the parish list and this list about parish information.

• Abel Catrines stiftelse
• Absalons
• Advents
• Aldersro
• Allehelgens
• Almindelig hospital
• Anna
• Apostelkirken
• Bellahøj
• Betlehems
• Bispebjerg
• Blågårds
• Bremerholm
• Brorsons
• Brønshøj
• Børnehuset på Christianshavn
• Christians
• Citadels
• Davids
• De Classenske boligers menighed (for map boundaries, see Godthåbs)
• De døvstummes menighed
• Den kgl. Fødsels- og Plejestiftelse
• Det civile arresthus
• Det kgl. Frederiks hospital (for map boundaries, see Frederiks)
• Domkirken
• Elias
• Emdrup
• Enghave
• Filips
• Flintholm
• Fredens
• Frederiks
• Frederiks Tyske
• Frederiksberg Godthåb
• Frederiksberg
• Frederiksholm
• Frihavns
• Garnisons
• Getsemane
• Godthåbs
• Grundtvig
• Grøndal
• Hans Egede
• Hans Tausens
• Helligkors
• Helligånds
• Hof- og slotskirken (for map boundaries, see Christiansborg)
• Holmens
• Jesuskirken
• Taksigelses
• Timotheus
• Trinitatis
• Utterslev
• Valby
• Vanløse
• Vartov hospitals
• Vartov Valgmenighed (for map boundaries, see Helligånds)
• Vigerslev
• Vor Frelsers
• Vor Frue
• Østervold
• Ålholm
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Church of England in Denmark Anglican Chaplaincy
• French Reformed Church
• Frederiks German Church Parish
• German Reformed Church
• Jewish - Det mosaiske trossamfund i København
• Methodist Bethaniakirken Parish
• Methodist Herrens Church Parish
• Methodist Jerusalemskirken Parish
• Roman Catholic Church - Jesu Hjerte kirke Parish
• Roman Catholic Church - Rosenkrantskirken Parish
• Roman Catholic Church - Sakramentskirken Parish
• Roman Catholic Church - Skt. Ansgarkirken Parish
• Roman Catholic Church - Skt. Annæ Parish
• Roman Catholic Church - Spansk kapel
• Russian Orthodox - Den ortodokse russiske kirkes menighed
• Swedish - Kong Haakon Kirke
• Swedish - Svenska Gustafsförsamlingen

Burial Records

• 1805-1968 - Denmark, Copenhagen City, Burial Registers, 1805-1968 at FamilySearch — index and images

Census Records

Records Available at FamilySearch.org

• 1834 - Denmark Census, 1834 - images
• 1835 - Denmark Census, 1835 - index and images
• 1840 - Denmark Census, 1840 - index and images
• 1845 - Denmark Census, 1845 - index and images
• 1850 - Denmark Census, 1850 - index and images
• 1855 - Denmark Census, 1855 - index and images
• 1860 - Denmark Census, 1860 - index and images
• 1870 - Denmark Census, 1870 - index and images
• 1880 - Denmark Census, 1880 - index and images
• 1890 - Denmark Census, 1890 - index and images
• 1901 - Denmark Census, 1901 - index and images
• 1906 - Denmark Census, 1906 - index and images
• 1911 - Denmark Census, 1911 - index and images
• 1916 - Denmark Census, 1916 - index and images
• 1921 - Denmark Census, 1921 - index and images
• 1925 - Denmark Census, 1925 - index and images
• 1930 - Denmark Census, 1930 - index and images

Records Available Online

• Politiets Registerblade Copenhagen Police census, 1892-1923
• Denmark State Archives Censuses images
• Dansk Demografisk Databas Census Indexes Incomplete - check here for current status

Civil Marriages

• 1739 - 1964 - Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964 at FamilySearch — index and images

Church Records

• 1484-1941 - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 at FamilySearch — index and images
• Julins Registre til Københavns kirkebøger
• Arkivalieronline: Copenhagen Church Records Online

Military

• 1789 - 1792 - Denmark, Military Conscription Rolls, 1789-1792 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

• 1674 - 1851 - Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851 at FamilySearch — index and images

Cemetaries - Funeral protocols

• Funeral Records - City of Copenhagen 1861-1942