Baden Court Records: Difference between revisions

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Pfandbuch (mortgage books)

People who had property in their villages as owners or tenants were also able to purchase land elsewhere. If they needed a loan, such properties were mortgaged. Lenders also, may not necessarily have been from the village itself but from a neighboring place. The consequent entries into mortgage books do not just identify the participating parties but also give the names of adjacent neighbors as the properties were described.

Bürgerliche Rechtspflege (administration of justice)

covers different legal actions in which ancestors may or may not have been involved, such as guardianships (Vormundschaften), foreclosures (Zwangsversteigerung), copies from land registers (Grundbuchabschriften), mortgage deeds (Pfandbücher), dispositions (Grundbuchwesen), certificates of assets (Vermögenszeugnisse), leases (Güterverpachtungen) and auctions (Güterversteigerungen).

Heiratskonsens (permission to get married)

Before 1805 the magistrate executed both the civil and judicial administration. People who wanted to get married, needed to write a petition to the magistrate in order to get married. They would present their intentions indicating that the parents were in agreement with their marriage partner. Usually the groom would ask for permission. The petition was then signed by both marriage partners with additional signatures by the parents or guardians, if the parents were deceased. The magistrate would then reply, granting permission for banns to be read and admonishing the couple to get in contact with the local priest.

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-=== '''Heiratsverträge''' or '''Heiratsprotokolle''' [Marriage Contracts or Marriage Protocol]  ===
-Heiratsverträge or Heiratsprotokolle are prenuptial agreements which are ratified by the Obervormundsgericht.
-Such contracts contain:
+People who had property in their villages as owners or tenants were also able to purchase land elsewhere. If they needed a loan, such properties were mortgaged. Lenders also, may not necessarily have been from the village itself but from a neighboring place. The consequent entries into mortgage books do not just identify the participating parties but also give the names of adjacent neighbors as the properties were described.
-*a statement that bride and groom intend to marry or already are married
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-*information about previous marriage partners
-*a list of children from a previous marriage
-*the estimated sum of the previous partner's fortune and the distribution of it among his children
-*the fortune of the new groom or husband
-*a statement that in case of either partner's death, the children of the previous marriage obtain their father's inheritance
-*a statement that the subtraction of obligations accrued during the marriage will occur before the surviving spouse and children will inherit.
-Here are some sample pages of a Heiratsvertrag. Click [[:File:Heiratsvertrag.pdf|here]].
+'''Bürgerliche Rechtspflege '''(administration of justice)
-In many cases, these records might precede baptism records in the parish.  This is why it is a good source to check and to not overlook in your research. It is often true that the court records are more difficult to use than church records.  This is because the long paragraphical style in which they are written, the more legal language that is used and of course, handwriting issues. However, it may be well worth the effort to find these, if they hold the keys to more family information.
+covers&nbsp;different legal actions in which ancestors may or may not have been involved, such as guardianships (Vormundschaften), foreclosures (Zwangsversteigerung), copies from land registers (Grundbuchabschriften), mortgage deeds (Pfandbücher), dispositions (Grundbuchwesen), certificates of assets (Vermögenszeugnisse), leases (Güterverpachtungen) and auctions (Güterversteigerungen).
-Why it's useful:
-*Family relationships can be determined
-*Detailed marriage information
-*Home villages of the couple
-*Assets and holdings of the couple
-*Financial status of the family and inherited properties
-*Previous marriages
-*Children of previous marriages
-*Guardianships
-*Signatures of ancestors
-*Lists assets brought into the marriage
+'''Heiratskonsens '''(permission to get married)
+Before 1805 the magistrate&nbsp;executed both the civil and judicial administration. People who wanted to get married, needed to write a petition to the magistrate in order to get married. They would present their intentions indicating that the parents were in agreement with their marriage partner. Usually the groom would ask for permission. The petition was then signed by both marriage partners with additional signatures by the parents or guardians, if the parents were deceased. The magistrate would then reply, granting permission for banns to be read and admonishing the couple to get in contact with the local priest.
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