Kopulations Pengeprotokol - København marriage licenses

I took some time this week to learn how to use another source for København.  This week it was the Kopulations Pengeprotokol, 1720-1863.  The Family History Library Catalog describes these records as follows:  "Records of marriage licence fees paid to the city treasurer. These lists and indexes gives the grooms name, marriage date, and the name of the church where the marriage took place."

                             

A brief overview from www.progeneologists.com reads:

Marriage Tax (with Index) 1720-1863 (FHL film 0048119-0048124). Each couple had to pay a marriage tax. If you know the groom's name and approximately when he was married, using this source will be faster than searching each parish separately. The marriage tax record will identify which church and when the couple was married. It includes an index as well as the original record (#0048119 index 1735-1800; #0048120 index 1801-1858; #0048121 index 1851-1863; #0048122 list 1720-1724, 1735-1783; #0048123 list 1784-1843; #0048124 list 1843-1863). 

I was looking for a Søren Olsen in København who married sometime between 1825 and 1840.  I went first to the index for the years 1828-1843.

(FHL# 48120 1828-1843 Register p. 234)

We find 4 Søren Olsens on pages 15,73,177 and 346.  (Note:  The Søren Olsen I am looking for does not have a middle name so I am not looking at the one on page 171.)

(FHL#48123 Kopulations Pengeprotokol 1828-1843 p. 15)


The third from the bottom is Søren Olsen.  The date is 23 Mar. 1829 the parish is Trinitatis.

(FHL#48123 Kopulations Pengeprotokol 1828-1843 p. 73)


On 2 Dec. 1830 we find Søren Olsen in the Garnisons parish.

(FHL#48123 Kopulations Pengeprotokol 1828-1843 p. 177)


On 26 Oct. 1834 we find Søren Olsen in [Vor] Fresler.

(FHL#48123 Kopulations Pengeprotokol 1828-1843 p. 346)


On 15 Mar. 1842 we find the last Søren Olsen in the Trinitatis parish.


The next step is to go to the actual parish registers and review the information they contain.  I am using www.arkivalieronline.dk to look at the church records.


In the 1813-1841 Trinitatis marriages (image 354) we see the following:

He is marrying Kirsten Clausdatter.


In the 1826-1847 Garnisons parish records (image 87) we see the following:

He is marrying Elisabeth Katrine Wolfarhl


In the 1813-1835 Vor Fresler marriages (image 286) we see the following:

He is marrying Inger Larsdatter.


And finally in the 1842-1857 Trinitatis marriages (image 4) we see:

He is marrying Sidse Olsen (born Christiansdatter).


I reviewed the set of records before these but there was no one named Søren Olsen listed.  

København Polis Mandtaller (Police Censuses) 1900-1923

These records are organized alphabetically by street name then within the street name are odd numbered dwellings followed by even numbered dwellings.

If you have an address, you're set.  If you don't, here is a link to online images of index cards http://www.politietsregisterblade.dk/.  I actually had two addresses for my Great Great Grandparents (Niels Christian and Ingeborg Mortensen):  11 Korsgade and 3 Ole Bullsgade.

FHL# 376390 Ole Bullsgade bd 2138 1923-1919

Here are my grandparents:

The neat thing here is their former address in Ålborg is listed.  They were on Ole Bullsgade for May 1920 and Nov. 1920.  They are there in Feb. 1921 (See 1921 Folketælling) but they are not on the Nov. 1921 lists.  I jumped to 11 Korsgade.  This is the LDS mission office.  I found them in Nov. 1922.

Here is a close up of my grandparents.

Wow!  I have another place they lived  34 Øresundsgade.  I cannot wait until I go to Denmark again.  I can try and find these street addresses and take a look at another place my grandparents lived in Denmark.

Tak igen Sherry!!! 

København Polis Mandtaller (Police Censuses) 1869-1882

My friend Sherry told me about these and naturally, I couldn't wait to head to Salt Lake and play in this record. 

This is an AMAZING tool for working in København.  It makes finding your Hans Jensen a lot easier, well from 1869-1882 anyway. 

Here are some basic instructions from Gary Horlacher on www.progenealogists.com (http://www.progenealogists.com/denmark/copenh/ to go straight to the instructions I'm quoting)

Police Census Index 1869-1882 (FHL #0322451-0323358). These indexes are divided by year and then by Kreds (Districts). Within each of the six districts is a listing of each surname by the first letter of the surname, street by street. For example, each of the surnames starting with "A" within District 1 (Kreds 1) will be listed street by street (streets listed alphabetically under each letter of the surname), then the surnames starting with "B", etc. Although it takes some effort to search these indexes, it is much faster than searching the entire census and helps identify the street and district where the family was living at a particular time. This census was taken twice a year in May and November

I don't have anybody I'm currently researching living in København from 1869-1882 so I decided to look for my friend Carl Bloch.

The first step is to pick a census month and year.  Then review each of the 6 Kreds Alphabetical Listings of Surnames.  These are broken down in within the letter by street name:

(FHL Film 322499 Alf. Reg. Kreds 1 1874-1875 Bd 906-907)

You can't see it but this is a "B" page.  We see Gl. [Gammel] Strand and Gl. [Gammel Torv].  The Streets are in alphabetical order under each letter.  Listed are Residents of both sexes and their children 10 years and older in the first column who's surname begins with B.  The second column lists servants and lodgers who's surname begins with B.  The way the index breaks out:  Census (May or Nov.) for each year (1869-1882) => Kreds => Surname => Street name.

Carl Bloch and Alma live on Gl Strand 52

Next we go to the film 322806 (Nov 1873 Kreds 1 Frederiksholms Kanal - Klosterstræde Bd 228)  The actual record is organized alphabetically by street name.  The dwellings are listed numerically within the street name.  All odd numbered dwellings are listed followed by even numbered dwellings.  The way the record breaks down:  København => Kreds 1 => Gammel Strand => Even numbered dwellings => 52 => Carl Bloch household.  This pattern is repeated each May and November for the years 1869-1882.

This is the title page for each dwelling.

This is a list of those living (age 10 and over) at 52 Gammel Strand

This is a close up of Carl Bloch and Alma Bloch.

Mange tak til Sherry!  I learned how to use a new record.

Danmarks Præstehistorie

One set of books I always seem to end up looking at is Personalhistoriske, statistiske og genealogiske bidrag til en almindelig danske præstehistorie : eller alphabetisk ordnet fortegnelse over alle sognekald, sognecapellanier, hospitalspræsteembeder o.s.v. i Danmark med anførelse af præsterne i dem siden reformationen, og efterretninger om deres personalia o.s.v. (the Priest History  for Denmark.) 

This is a chronological list of Priests for each Danish parish from the reformation to about 1878.  It is also on the web: http://tom-stryhn.com/viberg/windex.php 

So, if you have Danish priests up your family tree, check it out.

Korsbech and Anne Andersdatter - The Regnskaber

Well I did find out a little about Anne Andersdatter of Korsbech.  The tax lists (regnskaber) show me who her mother is.

The thing about tax lists is you have to look at EVERY year.  The records are unique each time.  Sometimes a patronymic name is given along with a residence, sometimes a wife or child is listed by name.  The lesson here, is just look at every year and see what you get.

I should have read my tax list post from a while ago.  Some of this is bound to be a repeat of that.  The best information I got on Anne Andersdatter was from the Konsumtions- familie- og folkeskatsregnskaber. 

Here are some examples:

1696 part 1.  This shows an entire page.



 Seventh from the bottom you see Dorethe Korsbech listed with a daughter Anne Andersdatter.

1696 part 2 page 352b.    Dorethe Korsbech and 1 datter Anne. 

1697 part 1 page 316b.  Fifth from the bottom Dorthe Rasmusdatter Korsbech, 1 datter Anne

1697 part 2 page 310a.  Second from the top, Dorethe Korsbech, 1 datter Anne.

1698 part 1 page 322b.  Forth from bottom, Dorethe Korsbech, 1 datter Anne

1698 part 2 page 304b.  Forth from bottom, Dorethe Korsbech, 1 datter Anne

1699 part 1 page 301b.  Forth from bottom, Dorethe Rasmusdatter Korsbech, 1 datter, Anne.

1699 part 2 page 290a,  Dorthe and Anne are missing.

I found one example in the Ekstraskateregnskaber 1699-1700 page 520a

Third from the top, Dorethe Korsbæch. 

I could not find an Anders linked to Korsbech or Anne Andersdatter or her mother in other years.  But I did find the name of her mother.

Korsbech and Anne Andersdatter - The Kirkebøger

I was having difficulty finding anything about my grandmother Anne Andersdatter.  The only thing I knew was she married Mogens Nielsen 21 Aug. 1701 in the Gøttrup church (Gøttrup kirkebøger 1682-1724 opslag 135.)  She was listed as being from Korsbech (also spelled Korsbæk).  So I read the parish register hoping to find something more about her.  I did find her as a witness to the baptism of Gertrud Mikkelsdatter (Gøttrup kirkebøger 1682-1724 opslag 51.)  And that's the only place I found her other than her marriage record.  What I'm going to share are examples of how Korsbech was written in the churchbook.

This is from Anne's marriage record (Gøttrup kirkebøger 1682-1724 opslag 135)

This is Anne Andersdatter Korsbech (Gøttrup kirkebøger 1682-1724 opslag 51)

What I did learn was there was another family living in Korsbech, Niels Jørgensen and Anne Pedersdatter.  Anne was a witness at several baptisms.

 Ender Ollufsen's baptism (Gøttrup kirkebøger 1682-1724 opslag 34).  Note that Kors is spelled out.

Mads Jensen's baptism (Gøttrup kirkebøger 1682-1724 opslag 57).

Other examples of Korsbech are:

Maren Nielsdatter's baptism.  She is the child of Niels Jørgensen and Anne Pedersdatter (Gøttrup kirkebøger 1682-1724 opslag 27)  Note the use of the cross in place of Kors.

Birgitte Jensdatter's baptism.  Anne Pedersdatter is a witness.  (Gøttrup kirkebøger 1682-1724 opslag 31)

Carl Bloch and København

Most of my Danish folks are from Vendsyssel (North Jutland) so I don't often have the opportunity to play with the records of København.  Since I have been voluntering at the Carl Bloch exhibit (http://carlbloch.byu.edu) I thought I would do a little genealogy on his behalf.

The research methodology I used in København will work in Oslo, Stockholm or any other major Scandinavian city. 

I started with the Folketælling (http://ddd.dda.dk)

Dansk Demografisk Database

 

Samtlige personer i husstanden

København, København (Staden), Ny Kongensgade, Ny Kongensgade 9, Matr.nr. 232, Forhus, 1. Sal, 20, FT-1880, C9744

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Navn:	Alder:	Civilstand:	Stilling i husstanden:	Erhverv:	Fødested:
Carl Heinrich Bloch	45	Gift	Huusfader, Professor Maler ??		Kjøbenhavn
Alma Bloch født Trepka	34	Gift	hans Kone		Kjøbenhavn
Paul Trepka Bloch	10	Ugift	deres Søn		Kjøbenhavn
Ida Alma Bloch	9	Ugift	deres Datter		Kjøbenhavn
Michael Trepka Bloch	7	Ugift	deres Søn		Kjøbenhavn
Emmanuel Trepka Bloch	7	Ugift	deres Søn		Kjøbenhavn
Jørgen Andersen Trepka Bloch	4	Ugift	deres Søn		Kjøbenhavn
Clara Emilie Rose Bloch	1	Ugift	deres Datter		Kjøbenhavn
Inger Kathrine Hansen	20	Ugift	Tjenestepige		Gredsted
Inger Marie Hansen	31	Ugift	Tjenestepige		Kimmerslev
Laura Caroline Linda Skjold	20	Ugift	Tjenestepige		Kjøbenhavn
Lovise Hansen	24	Ugift	Tjenestepige		Rungsted
Anders Fonnesbeck	27	Ugift	Handelsfuldmægtig		Kjøbenhavn

Carl Bloch lives on Ny Kongensgade.  I then went to the Danish Archives and found a Street-Parish guide.
I searched using the terms "Gader" and "Sogne".  I found the following:
http://www.sa.dk/media(1148,1030)/Gade_sogn_1787.pdf
http://www.sa.dk/media(1149,1030)/Gade_sogn_1801.pdf
http://www.sa.dk/media(1150,1030)/Gade_sogn_1840.pdf
http://www.sa.dk/media(1154,1030)/Gade_kvarter_sogn_1863.pdf
http://www.sa.dk/media(1151,1030)/Gade_sogn_1870.pdf
http://www.sa.dk/media(2783,1030)/Fra_gade_til_sogn_-_K%C3%B8benhavn_1880.pdf
http://www.sa.dk/media(1153,1030)/Gade_sogn_1890.pdf
I also found a chronological listing of the parishes of København:
http://www.landsarkivetkbh.dk/hovedst/docs/sogneikbh.pdf

Now I could check the parish records.

I found the family in the Holmen, Vor Frue,  Sankt Johannes, and Helligånd parishes.

I also found the Dansk Biografisk Lexikon online (http://runeberg.org/dbl/).  There are actual scanned pages and a text version of each page.  I dumped the text into translate.google.com and got a rough translation for Carl Henrich Bloch, his brother, his father-in-law, and his grandfather-in-law.  I found out that Alma's father was a war hero and that both parents and her grandfather had died before she got married.

Carl Bloch is truly a master.  I enjoy working with the altar pieces that have made their way to Utah.  I am going to visit these paintings when they are returned.  Carl Bloch is buried in the Holmen Kirkegård and I'm going to pay my respects to this great man and thank him for sharing his talent with the world.