Population History of Greenland, 1800-1930: Christening Lists

The purpose of the project is to collect information from censuses and church registers from the Disko Bay area and the Umanak District in North West Greenland in such a way as to make the material accessible to historical, demographic, medical, and other research. The source material covers the period 1800-1930, approximately; and the final registration comprises information concerning parents, christening, confirmation, wedding, children, occupation, race, residence throughout life, and death of 20,258 persons. #This particular part-study deals with christening information, and it includes all church register registrations concerning baptisms within the area and the period under investigation