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Only males of the middle or upper classes were granted citizenship, and only if they were born legitimately. Merchants and craftsmen were commonly granted citizenship. | Only males of the middle or upper classes were granted citizenship, and only if they were born legitimately. Merchants and craftsmen were commonly granted citizenship. | ||
Genealogical use of citizenship books is usually limited to the time period before church records are available. They may also be used to trace migrations not found in other records. A bibliography of 517 published Bürgerlisten is found on pages 138 to 180 in Ribbe Wolfgang Ribbe, and Eckart Henning. ''Taschenbuch für Familiengeschichtsforschung (Pocketbook for family history research)'' Neustadt/Aisch, Germany: Degener, 1975. ( | Genealogical use of citizenship books is usually limited to the time period before church records are available. They may also be used to trace migrations not found in other records. A bibliography of 517 published Bürgerlisten is found on pages 138 to 180 in Ribbe Wolfgang Ribbe, and Eckart Henning. ''Taschenbuch für Familiengeschichtsforschung (Pocketbook for family history research)'' Neustadt/Aisch, Germany: Degener, 1975. (FS Library book 943 D25t, 1975.) | ||
The Family History Library has obtained copies of some German citizenship books. In the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog they are usually listed under the specific town. For example: | The Family History Library has obtained copies of some German citizenship books. In the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog they are usually listed under the specific town. For example: | ||
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