This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: charlesparker1234 Surnames: ketels Classification: census Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.ceeurope.germany.schleswig.general/6176.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 1/8 of my genealogy goes back to the ketels family of midlum, fohr(denmark)germany. my ancestors migrated to brooklyn ny app 1865 as oldest known born child was born in new york in 1867. possibly 2 other brothers also came over around the same time but the main part of the family stayed back in fohr.please share with me how you obtained the danish census records for 1850-1860.the information that i have been offered for the danish genealogy of this part on my family looks good/seems correct however i do not know of the documentation that led to it. those census records might pinpoint this part of my heritage.locally i belong to the german genealogy group and will ask the members for possible answers to your search questions at the sept meeting and get back to you thereafter. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.