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*Formal engagements were often associated with a celebration that required the families to purchase a certain amount of alcoholic beverages from the local pub. This custom was known as the "''Weinkauf''". Engagement dates may be given in the parish register as "''der Weinkauf''" or "''weinkäuflich''". | *Formal engagements were often associated with a celebration that required the families to purchase a certain amount of alcoholic beverages from the local pub. This custom was known as the "''Weinkauf''". Engagement dates may be given in the parish register as "''der Weinkauf''" or "''weinkäuflich''". | ||
===Burials (Begräbnisse)=== | ===Burials (''Begräbnisse'')=== | ||
Burial registers may give | Burial registers may give | ||
*the name of the deceased | *the name of the deceased | ||
*the date and place of death or burial | *the date and place of death or burial | ||
*the deceased's age | *the deceased's age | ||
*place of residence | *place of residence | ||
*cause of death ([http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/MEC/ratzeburg/deutsch/krankheiten/krankheit.html list of old German causes of death] | *cause of death ([http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/MEC/ratzeburg/deutsch/krankheiten/krankheit.html list of old German causes of death]) | ||
*the names of survivors | *the names of survivors | ||
*deceased's birth date and place | *deceased's birth date and place | ||
*parents' names | *parents' names | ||
Information about parents, birth dates, and birthplaces may be inaccurate, depending on the informant's knowledge. | Information about parents, birth dates, and birthplaces may be inaccurate, depending on the informant's knowledge. | ||
'''Funeral sermons:'''If the burial record mentions a sermon, you may be able to find a printed copy at a local library or archive. | '''Funeral sermons:''' If the burial record mentions a sermon, you may be able to find a printed copy at a local library or archive. Funeral sermons often mentioned several generations of ancestors. See [[Germany Obituaries|Germany Obituaries]] for more details. | ||
'''Stillbirths''' were not recorded the same way in all churches. The pastor or priest often determined how to record stillbirths in his parish. In some areas, stillbirths were recorded in | '''Stillbirths''' or children who died before receiving baptism were not recorded the same way in all churches. The pastor or priest often determined how to record stillbirths in his parish. In some areas, stillbirths were recorded in baptism records. In other areas, stillbirths were only recorded in burial records. Some parishes listed stillbirths in both baptism and burial records. You should check both baptism and burial records if you suspect that a child was stillborn. | ||
===Confirmations (Konfirmationen)=== | ===Confirmations (Konfirmationen)=== | ||