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From: Paula Goodfellow <>
Subject: Re: [DK] BREDAHL~~ translation
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 07:05:42 -0700
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Hi Jan, I see that you saw Flemming's message only. Just to clear up
what is going on in the census entry, you have found the FATHER of
the Johan Carl Bredahl born in 1863, along with his mother and
siblings. So this is very good. As for the census online, it is being
transcribed by volunteers, and much of it, particularly the later
years, is not finished yet.

Some church records are available online at www.arkivalieronline.dk .
In particular there are a lot of Copenhagen records there, but it is
not indexed, so it is going to take you awhile to navigate. The site
itself is a little difficult to use, and since most of the directions
are in Danish, it's even more difficult to use. I think that this is
where Flemming found those baptism records for you. You can order
most Danish census and church records from the LDS library, and
that's the way I still do it if I have to look for more than a name
or two. I'm sure that the people at the Family History Center can
help you figure out the ordering, but you can also look online at
home at www.familysearch.org. Someone sent you some links to the
searches at www.familysearch.org last night, but the search results
did not show up. You should go there, and search the International
Genealogical Index, the Pedigree Resource File and the Vital Records
Index (you find these by clicking on the Advanced Search feature on
the opening page. ) You should look for some of the names that you
there, for example, there is an entry for the marriage of Rasmus
Bredahl and Ida Hvass (spelled slightly wrong as Hvasf-- a misreading
of the handwriting, I think), and that tells you what parish they
were married in. Also, I do think it would be helpful for you to
read the FAQ questions. There are many things that are actually
fairly easy about Danish genealogy-- many of the records are readily
available in the US, unlike many other countries, and the language is
not terribly hard to decipher, and the records are generally very
well-kept, compared to many other countries. Paula
On Apr 4, 2006, at 6:19 AM, wrote:

> --Thanks Ca
>
> I was afraid that 1845 was a date. I need 1865! And I didn't see
> anything with that date! Guess this is not my guy. I will just
> have to keep looking. It seems maybe my Carl was NOT born in
> Copenhagen, or maybe he was born there but didn't live there, maybe
> the family moved somewhere else? Is there a way to get into some
> church records for the 1860s time period? I think that has to be
> my best bet. I have one record of a Christening for a Johan Carl
> Bredahl, Christened on 28 Feb, 1864. I accept that this could be
> the Christening of my guy born Nov, `863. Even the fact that his
> mother's name was Frantzine, since that was his daughter's name.
> Are the church records online? And are they in English? Or do I
> need to order the films from the FHC? Luckily, there is one here
> in town, and I could do it that way. My biggest probelm is that I
> don't have a clue as to how to FIND the stuff!
>
> You guys forget, I'm Polish, it's hubby who is Danish, and I am
> finding this very difficult! I think I had an easier time with my
> Poles!
>
> THanks again Cai!
>
> Jan
> Jan Birkner
> LIVE, FREE Genealogy Help
> www.genealogyforum.org

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