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In Germany, citizenship was a valuable privilege that included the following: | In Germany, citizenship was a valuable privilege that included the following: | ||
'''1693:''' Rights to engage in business in a town. | '''1693:''' Rights to engage in business in a town. | ||
'''1694''' | '''1694:''' Protection under the law. | ||
'''1695:''' Permission to reside in a town without being expelled. | '''1695:''' Permission to reside in a town without being expelled. | ||
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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. {{FSC|301235|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} book 943 D25t, 1975. | ||
The | The FamilySearch 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: | ||
GERMANY, PREUßEN, HESSEN-NASSAU, FRANKFURT (MAIN) - NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | GERMANY, PREUßEN, HESSEN-NASSAU, FRANKFURT (MAIN) - NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | ||
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The original citizenship books were usually kept by the town and may be found in town archives or town halls. | The original citizenship books were usually kept by the town and may be found in town archives or town halls. | ||
'''A wiki article describing online collection is found at:''' | |||
*[[Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | |||
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[[Category:Germany|Naturalization and Citizenship]] | [[Category:Germany|Naturalization and Citizenship]] | ||
[[fr:Allemagne : Naturalisation et Citoyenneté]] | |||
[[Category:Naturalization_and_Citizenship Records by Country]] | |||
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