Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate Church Record Extractions and Family Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

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== What is in This Collection? ==                 

This collection includes images of a combination of church family register extractions and indexes for the district of Rhine Hesse-Palatinate (Rheinland Hessen-Pfalz) in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). Most image sets are arranged chronologically (by year of event) or alphabetically (by surname).   

   

   

Church records (Kirchenbücher) are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial. They are the most significant source of genealogical information for Germany before 1876. Most people who lived in Germany were recorded in a church record. However, the information found in a family register depends on how detailed the minister made his record. The extraction of data depends on how well the records were read.

*[[German Language and Languages]]

*[[German Genealogical Word List]]

*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]

*[[Germany Handwriting]]

== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==

The following information may be found in these records:

== Collection Content ==

=== Sample Images  ===                           

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=== View the Images ===

=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===

*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have moved, been recruited or lived nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify. Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. This compiled list can help you identify possible relations that can be further verified by researching [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Vital_Records_Index_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) vital records] in the country                 

*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

*Consult the [[Germany Record Finder]] to find other records

*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either German Civil Registration records or German Church records may be more useful                         

*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation

*Search the indexes and records of [[Germany Societies|local genealogical societies]]

=== Research Helps ===

* [[Germany Record Finder]]

== Citing This Collection ==

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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