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
| 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.
