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 *Formal engagements were often associated with a celebration that required the families to purchase a certain amount of alcoholic beverages from the local pub. This custom was known as the "Weinkauf". Engagement dates may be given in the parish register as '''" der Weinkauf" or "weinkaeuflich ".'''
-=== Burials [Begräbnisse]  ===
+=== Burials (Begräbnisse)===
-Burials were recorded in the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a few days of death.
+Burial registers may give
+*the name of the deceased and
+* the date and place of death or burial.
+*the deceased's age,
+*place of residence, and
+*cause of death and
+*the names of survivors are also given.
+*deceased's birth date and place and
+*parents' names are given.
-Burial registers give the name of the deceased and the date and place of death or burial. Often the deceased's age, place of residence, and cause of death and the names of survivors are also given. Occasionally the deceased's birth date and place and parents' names are given. However, information about parents, birth dates, and birthplaces may be inaccurate, depending on the informant's knowledge.
+<br>
-If the burial record mentions a sermon, you may be able to find a printed copy at a local library or archive. Funeral sermons often mentioned several generations of ancestors. See [[Germany Obituaries|Germany Obituaries]] for more details.
+Information about parents, birth dates, and birthplaces may be inaccurate, depending on the informant's knowledge.
-Some areas began recording burials before births and marriages. Other areas recorded baptisms and marriages for several years before beginning to record burials.
+If the burial record mentions a sermon, you may be able to find a printed copy at a local library or archive.''' Funeral sermons''' often mentioned several generations of ancestors. See [[Germany Obituaries|Germany Obituaries]] for more details.
-Stillbirths were not recorded the same way in all churches. The pastor or priest often determined how to record stillbirths in his parish. In some areas, stillbirths were recorded in birth records. In other areas, stillbirths were recorded in death records. Some parishes listed stillbirths in both birth and death records. You should check both birth and death records if you suspect that a child was stillborn. [http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/MEC/ratzeburg/deutsch/krankheiten/krankheit.html List of old German causes of death]
+'''Stillbirths''' were not recorded the same way in all churches. The pastor or priest often determined how to record stillbirths in his parish. In some areas, stillbirths were recorded in birth records. In other areas, stillbirths were recorded in death records. Some parishes listed stillbirths in both birth and death records. You should check both birth and death records if you suspect that a child was stillborn. [http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/MEC/ratzeburg/deutsch/krankheiten/krankheit.html List of old German causes of death]
 === Confirmations (Konfirmationen)===