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Originally the Zivilstandesamt kept two separate sets of books: A-registers [records of births, marriages, and deaths occurring in the community] and B- registers [births, marriages, and deaths of community citizens that occurred outside the community]. In 1928, the B-registers were discontinued and replaced by Familienregister [family registers] kept by the civil registrar. This volume consists of a separate page for each married couple and their children. Entries may include the couple’s parents’ names and notes about occupation, emigration, or other unusual circumstances. | Originally the Zivilstandesamt kept two separate sets of books: A-registers [records of births, marriages, and deaths occurring in the community] and B- registers [births, marriages, and deaths of community citizens that occurred outside the community]. In 1928, the B-registers were discontinued and replaced by Familienregister [family registers] kept by the civil registrar. This volume consists of a separate page for each married couple and their children. Entries may include the couple’s parents’ names and notes about occupation, emigration, or other unusual circumstances. | ||
Bürgerbücher or Bürgerrodel [Citizens’ Books] were kept by some communities as early as the 1820s and contain about the same information as found in the modern Familienregister. In most cases these books have not been microfilmed. Requests for information concerning ancestral families may be obtained by writing to the appropriate Zivilstandesamt. Contact information for the civil registration offices is found at [http://www.hochzeitsportal.ch/index.asp?aktion=standesaemter http://www.hochzeitsportal.ch/index.asp?aktion=standesaemter] | Bürgerbücher or Bürgerrodel [Citizens’ Books] were kept by some communities as early as the 1820s and contain about the same information as found in the modern Familienregister. In most cases these books have not been microfilmed. Requests for information concerning ancestral families may be obtained by writing to the appropriate Zivilstandesamt. Contact information for the civil registration offices is found at [http://www.hochzeitsportal.ch/index.asp?aktion=standesaemter http://www.hochzeitsportal.ch/index.asp?aktion=standesaemter]. | ||
An up-to-date Excel file with the same information can be downloaded at: | |||
[http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/de/home/themen/gesellschaft/ref_zivilstand/ref_dokumentation.html http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/de/home/themen/gesellschaft/ref_zivilstand/ref_dokumentation.html] | |||
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