Britten, Germany: Difference between revisions

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1871: Germany > Preussen > Rheinland > Merzig-Wadern > Britten
Current: Germany > Saarland > Merzig-Wadern > Britten
One of parishes in the current district of Losheim am See.

Quick Facts[edit | edit source]

Additional information about Britten can be seen at this German site. The caution - it is in German.

Deutsche Wikipedia - in German for Britten (Losheim am See)
English Wikipedia - See Losheim am See

Population as of 1905: 931 ^[1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Evangelische (Lutheran) records are at Merzig-Wadern.

Katholische Kirche - Access in Europe limited to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Britten was part of the parish of Sankt Peter, Merzig as an annex until 1800.

Type of Record	Years Covered	FamilySearch Catalog Microfilm Film Number
Taufen	1672-1800	2119749 to 2119750
Heiraten	1729-1800
Tote	1771-1800

Katholische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikat[edit | edit source]

In 1803, the parish was reorganized to include Hausbach and Bergen. Prior to 1803, Bergen was part of Losheim while Hausbach was part of Brotdorf parish. Records in German and Latin.

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|- | Type of Record | Years Covered | FamilySearch Catalog Microfilm Film Number |- | Taufen | 1784-1798 | 1051705 item 4 |- | Konfirmationen | 1784-1798 |
|- | Heiraten | 1784-1798 |
|- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Tote | nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: top;" | 1783-1786, 1771-1783, 1787-1798 | style="vertical-align: top;" |
|- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Familienbuch | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1800-1845 | nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: top;" | 1858655 items 1-8 |- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Taufen | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1798-1890 | style="vertical-align: top;" |
|- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Heiraten | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1799-1846 | style="vertical-align: top;" |
|- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Kommunikanten | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1852-1893 | style="vertical-align: top;" |
|- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Heiraten | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1847-1899 | style="vertical-align: top;" |
|- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Tote | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1798-1897 | style="vertical-align: top;" |
|}

Zivilstands register (Civil Registration)[edit | edit source]

Besseringen district[edit | edit source]

Records in French and German. In 1798, the French Republic government, the occupier of the west bank of the Rhine until 1815, required the civil registration.

Includes Besseringen, Saarholzbach, Britten, Mettlach, Ponten, Keuchingen, Sankt Gangolf, and Hausbach.

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|- | Type of Record | Years Covered | FamilySearch Catalog Microfilm Film Number |- | Geburten | 1798-1828 | 1051717 |- | Geburten | 1829-1847 | 1051718 |- | Heiraten | 1798-1822, 1826-1833 | 1051719 |- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Heiraten | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1834-1847 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1051720 |- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Tote | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1799-1833 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1051721 |- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Tote | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1833-1847 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1051722 |}

Mettlach district[edit | edit source]

Records in German. District office was transferred to Mettlach. Includes Besseringen, Saarholzbach, Britten, Mettlach, Ponten, Keuchingen, Dreisbach, Sankt Gangolf, and Hausbach.

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|- | Type of Record | Years Covered | FamilySearch Catalog Microfilm Film Number |- | Geburten | 1848-1863 | 1051723 |- | Geburten | 1863-1875 | 1051862 |- | Heiraten | 1848-1859 | 1051863 |- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Heiraten | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1859-1875 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1051864 |- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Tote | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1848-1864 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1051865 |- | style="vertical-align: top;" | Tote | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1865-1875 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 1051866 |}