Danish ancestors – post 8:
Using the Danish Demographic Database http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ddd_en.htm
This is the English version, the Danish version which has other databases, is available by clicking on the Danish flag.
To find the 1870 cens
us record for Jens Peter Christiansen, click on ‘Censuses’
Click on ‘Autocheck of database’
Select county ‘Bornholm’ (wait for it to load)
You can select a parish if you want, but we will leave it on ‘all parishes’
Enter his name ‘Jens Peter Christiansen’
Under ‘All years’ select 1870
To the left of that, where it says ‘contains’ select ‘=’ (as we only want this year)
Click ‘Search’
Five Jens Peter Christiansens will come up, click on ‘Show household’ for the 17 year old born in Aakirkeby, and there you have him.
Click on the back arrow to go back and search again, maybe select another year to view. He appears in the 1855, 1860 and 1870 census. In 1855 and 1860 you will find him with his parents, Christian Christiansen and Maren Margrethe (Frederiksdatter, not noted) and siblings, Frederik, Karoline Margrethe, Christine Marie and Hans Peter.
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