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Because Germany was not united until 1871, civil registration (lists of births, marriages, and deaths kept by civil registrars in local communities) in the various German states, provinces, duchies, or kingdoms began at different times. During the French revolution, the western areas of Germany were invaded and occupied by French troops, and the French style of civil registration was introduced in those conquered territories approximately 1792 and some subsequent years. In these regions, civil registers were written in either German or French or both. This is also true of the Alsace Lorraine area. Not all these areas continued civil registration after the French troops left. Some places did not continue the practice of keeping civil registration until 1 January 1876, when the government of Germany required the keeping of civil registration throughout the entire German Empire. Below are the major political units and the beginning dates of civil registration:  
Because Germany was not united until 1871, civil registration (lists of births, marriages, and deaths kept by civil registrars in local communities) in the various German states, provinces, duchies, or kingdoms began at different times. During the French revolution, the western areas of Germany were invaded and occupied by French troops, and the French style of civil registration was introduced in those conquered territories approximately 1798 and some subsequent years. In these regions, civil registers were written in either German or French or both. This is also true of the Alsace Lorraine area. Not all these areas continued civil registration after the French troops left. Some places did not continue the practice of keeping civil registration until 1 January 1876, when the government of Germany required the keeping of civil registration throughout the entire German Empire. Below are the major political units and the beginning dates of civil registration:  


==== Prussian Provinces ====
==== Prussian Provinces ====


*Ostpreussen (East Prussia) 1874  
*Ostpreussen (East Prussia): October 1874  
*Westpreussen (West Prussia) 1874  
*Westpreussen (West Prussia): October 1874  
*Posen 1874  
*Posen: October 1874  
*Schlesien (Silesia) 1874  
*Schlesien (Silesia): October 1874  
*Pommern (Pomerania) 1874  
*Pommern (Pomerania): October 1874  
*Brandenburg 1874  
*Brandenburg: October 1874  
*Sachsen (Saxony) 1874  
*Provinz Sachsen (Province of Saxony): October 1874  
*Schleswig-Holstein 1874  
*Schleswig-Holstein: October 1874  
*Hannover (Hanover) 1809  
*Hannover (Hanover): parts of Hannover 1809-1812; October 1874
*Westfalen (Westphalia) 1808  
*Westfalen (Westphalia): parts of Westfalen 1808-1812; October 1874
*Hessen-Nassau 1803  
*Hessen-Nassau (Hesse-Nassau): parts of Hessen-Nassau 1803-1812; October 1874
*Rheinland (Rhineland) 1792
*Rheinland (Rhineland): west of the Rhine River 1798; east of the Rhine River October 1874
*Hohenzollern 1874
*Hohenzollern: October 1874


==== Other Areas of Germany  ====
==== Other Areas of Germany  ====


*Sachsen (Saxony, Kingdom) 1876  
*Sachsen (Kingdom of Saxony): January 1876  
*Thüringen (Thuringia) 1876  
*Thüringen (Thuringia): January 1876  
*Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1876  
**Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
*Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1876  
**Sachsen-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg)
*Hessen (Hesse, duchy) 1803
**Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha)
*Bayern (Bavaria) 1876  
**Sachsen-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen)
*Württemberg 1876  
**Reuss Ältere Linie (Reuss Elder Line)
*Baden (grandduchy) 1792
**Reuss Jüngere Linie (Reuss Younger Line)
*Pfalz (Palatine) 1792
**Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
*Elsass-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine) 1792  
**Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
*Lippe 1876  
*Mecklenburg-Schwerin: January 1876
*Braunschweig (Brunswick) 1876  
*Mecklenburg-Strelitz: January 1876
*Anhalt 1850  
*Hessen (Hesse): west of the Rhine River 1798; east of the Rhine River January 1876
*Oldenburg 1811
*Bayern (Bavaria): January 1876  
*Hamburg (free city) 1799
**Pfalz (Palatinate): September 1798
*Lübeck (free city) 1811
*Württemberg: January 1876  
*Baden: January 1876
*Elsass-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine): 1792
*Lippe: January 1876  
*Braunschweig (Brunswick): January 1876  
*Anhalt: 1850  
*Oldenburg: 1811–1814; January 1876
*Hamburg (free city): 1799–1815, then from October 1876
*Lübeck (free city): 1811


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Latest revision as of 11:32, 30 June 2022

Because Germany was not united until 1871, civil registration (lists of births, marriages, and deaths kept by civil registrars in local communities) in the various German states, provinces, duchies, or kingdoms began at different times. During the French revolution, the western areas of Germany were invaded and occupied by French troops, and the French style of civil registration was introduced in those conquered territories approximately 1798 and some subsequent years. In these regions, civil registers were written in either German or French or both. This is also true of the Alsace Lorraine area. Not all these areas continued civil registration after the French troops left. Some places did not continue the practice of keeping civil registration until 1 January 1876, when the government of Germany required the keeping of civil registration throughout the entire German Empire. Below are the major political units and the beginning dates of civil registration:

Prussian Provinces[edit | edit source]

  • Ostpreussen (East Prussia): October 1874
  • Westpreussen (West Prussia): October 1874
  • Posen: October 1874
  • Schlesien (Silesia): October 1874
  • Pommern (Pomerania): October 1874
  • Brandenburg: October 1874
  • Provinz Sachsen (Province of Saxony): October 1874
  • Schleswig-Holstein: October 1874
  • Hannover (Hanover): parts of Hannover 1809-1812; October 1874
  • Westfalen (Westphalia): parts of Westfalen 1808-1812; October 1874
  • Hessen-Nassau (Hesse-Nassau): parts of Hessen-Nassau 1803-1812; October 1874
  • Rheinland (Rhineland): west of the Rhine River 1798; east of the Rhine River October 1874
  • Hohenzollern: October 1874

Other Areas of Germany[edit | edit source]

  • Sachsen (Kingdom of Saxony): January 1876
  • Thüringen (Thuringia): January 1876
    • Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
    • Sachsen-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg)
    • Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha)
    • Sachsen-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen)
    • Reuss Ältere Linie (Reuss Elder Line)
    • Reuss Jüngere Linie (Reuss Younger Line)
    • Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
    • Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
  • Mecklenburg-Schwerin: January 1876
  • Mecklenburg-Strelitz: January 1876
  • Hessen (Hesse): west of the Rhine River 1798; east of the Rhine River January 1876
  • Bayern (Bavaria): January 1876
    • Pfalz (Palatinate): September 1798
  • Württemberg: January 1876
  • Baden: January 1876
  • Elsass-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine): 1792
  • Lippe: January 1876
  • Braunschweig (Brunswick): January 1876
  • Anhalt: 1850
  • Oldenburg: 1811–1814; January 1876
  • Hamburg (free city): 1799–1815, then from October 1876
  • Lübeck (free city): 1811
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