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=== Deaths (Sterberegister or Totenregister)=== | === Deaths (Sterberegister or Totenregister)=== | ||
Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information on a person's birth, spouse, and parents. Civil death records often exist for individuals for whom there were no birth or marriage records | Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information on a person's birth, spouse, and parents. Civil death records often exist for individuals for whom there were no birth or marriage records. | ||
Early death records usually give the name of the deceased and the date, time, and place of death | Early death records usually give: | ||
*the name of the deceased and | |||
*the date, time, and place of death | |||
*the age, birthplace, residence, occupation, and marital status of the deceased | |||
*the name of the parents or spouse and their residences | |||
*the informant's name, age, occupation, residence, and relationship | |||
*the person's religion. | |||
Information about parents, the birth date, the birthplace, and other information about the deceased may be inaccurate, depending on the informant's knowledge. | |||
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