Census Records for Germany: Difference between revisions

The format of the census recording was more or less underdeveloped. The implementation of the census la in the hands of local police. The focus was on the level of the population to appropriate taxes, etc. to be able to raise. In the period from 1834-1852, the censuses were divided according to civilian and military population, gender, age: for example, the under 14 and over 14-year-old, married women and married women. As these figures were recorded was left to the individual states. Hotels In 1843, the Directive has been issued to carry out the counting house by house. This method was more accurate and brought better results. In 1867 for the first time a census in all states was carried out simultaneously. Still, the results were not vergleichbar.Innerhalb the States of the Zollverein, the residents were counted, and the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norddeutscher_Bund North German Confederation], Baden and Hesse were the actual population. Data were collected via household lists that had to fill every householder. He needed include: <br> All persons who lived in his household on the night of the census <br> All members of the household who were absent on the day of the census <br> The census had every person - full name, sex, age , profession, nationality, present or not - included. Was a person not of German nationality had to be answered the following questions: the person was a citizen of the state or of another state, if so, what state? The earlier censuses were mostly statistical and tax purposes, Mur in 1870, the Commission decided to raise more information: name, status in the household, sex, place of birth, marital status, religion, profession, nationality and place of residence & nbsp;

In the year 1834 the guidelines of the customs union were complied with and additional information was collected in 1842 (marital status and merit), in 1846 (surnames in some cities) and in 1864 each person was recorded by name. In1867 only the population was counted with customs facilities.