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===Marriages (Heiraten)=== | ===Marriages (''Heiraten'')=== | ||
Marriage registers give: | Marriage registers give: | ||
*the marriage date | *the marriage date | ||
*the names of the bride and groom. <br> | *the names of the bride and groom. <br> | ||
The registers may also: | The registers may also: | ||
*indicate whether they were single or widowed | *indicate whether they were single or widowed | ||
*give the names of witnesses | *give the names of witnesses | ||
*include other information about the bride and groom is often included, | *include other information about the bride and groom is often included, including: | ||
** | **ages | ||
** | **birth dates and places | ||
**residences | **residences | ||
**occupations | **occupations | ||
**parents' names | |||
**parents' names | **the names of previous spouses and perhaps their death dates | ||
**the names of previous spouses and their death dates | |||
The earliest marriage records may give only the names of the bride and groom and have little or no information about the couple's parents. | The earliest marriage records may give only the names of the bride and groom and have little or no information about the couple's parents. Couples were often married in the bride's home parish. If there were no marriage restrictions, girls typically married for the first time between ages 18 and 25. Men typically married for the first time in their mid-twenties. This varied by location and time period. | ||
====Marriage Banns or Proclamations (Aufgebote)==== | ====Marriage Banns or Proclamations (''Aufgebote'')==== | ||
The marriage registers of some churches give the dates on which the '''marriage banns were announced.''' For two or three weeks before the marriage, marriage banns (announcements of the intention to marry) were read and/or posted in church. This gave community members a chance to object to the marriage. Most proclamations took place on consecutive Sundays. | The marriage registers of some churches give the dates on which the '''marriage banns were announced.''' For two or three weeks before the marriage, marriage banns (announcements of the intention to marry) were read and/or posted in church. This gave community members a chance to object to the marriage. Most proclamations took place on consecutive Sundays. | ||
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*The marriage banns themselves may exist in a separate record. Some parishes kept the marriage banns and other marriage information instead of marriage registers. | *The marriage banns themselves may exist in a separate record. Some parishes kept the marriage banns and other marriage information instead of marriage registers. | ||
*If a couple needed to get married quickly, permission to skip the proclamations could be obtained for a fee. This special permission is called a '''dispensation.''' Common reasons for a hasty marriage include pregnancy and imminent emigration. | *If a couple needed to get married quickly, permission to skip the proclamations could be obtained for a fee. This special permission is called a '''dispensation.''' Common reasons for a hasty marriage include pregnancy and imminent emigration. | ||
*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 " | *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 "weinkäuflich".''' | ||
===Burials (Begräbnisse)=== | ===Burials (Begräbnisse)=== | ||