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== Melderegister (Moving Records) == | |||
Police began keeping records of each German's residence in the 1840s. Citizens were required to tell the police at the local registration office [Meldeamt or Einwohnermeldeamt] when they moved. The records created are called registrations [Melderegister] or residents lists [Einwohnerregister]. They are usually found at the city archives. | |||
To use the records, you must know the approximate years a person lived in a town. The records usually give a person's name, birth date, birthplace, occupation, each residence in the city, and where he or she moved. These records supplement church records and civil registration. The Family History Library has a selection of these records, most notably in Hamburg, Sachsen, and Thüringen. For example, the library has over 4,000 films for Leipzig (1890-1949). Population registers are found in the Place Search of the catalog under: | |||
GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - POPULATION | |||
GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] OCCUPATIONS | |||
<br>[[Image:Melde heading.jpg|left|300x100px|Melde heading.jpg]]<br>This Melderegister Heading sample is translated below:<br>Column 1. Day of Arrival <br>Column 2. Name, also with females, include name of father <br>Column 3. Status or Occupation <br>Column 4. Birthdate - Day Month Year <br>Column 5. Birthplace and district <br>Column 6. Religion <br>Column 7. Nationality <br>Column 8. Previous residence <br>Column 9. Day of leaving <br>Column 10. New residence | |||
==Directories== | ==Directories== | ||
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. Some German directories list all the adult residents or tradesmen who lived in a town or area at the time the directory was published. The German term is "''Adressbuch''", plural "''Adressbücher''". | Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. Some German directories list all the adult residents or tradesmen who lived in a town or area at the time the directory was published. The German term is "''Adressbuch''", plural "''Adressbücher''". | ||
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[[Category:Germany]] [[Category:Directories]] | [[Category:Germany]] [[Category:Directories]] | ||
==Gesindeverzeichnis== | ==Gesindeverzeichnis== | ||