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===Family Registers (Familienbücher)=== | ===Family Registers (''Familienbücher'')=== | ||
Some parishes kept family registers that give information about each family group in the parish. Family registers are more common in southern Germany, especially in Württemberg and Baden after 1808. | Some parishes kept family registers that give information about each family group in the parish. Family registers are more common in southern Germany, especially in Württemberg and Baden after 1808. | ||
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*the names of the husband and wife | *the names of the husband and wife | ||
*their birth dates and places | *their birth dates and places | ||
*their marriage date and place | *their marriage date and place | ||
*their parents' names, occupations, and | *their parents' names, occupations, and residences | ||
Children are usually listed in chronological order with their: | Children are usually listed in chronological order with their: | ||
*names | *names | ||
*birth dates | *birth dates | ||
*confirmation dates | *confirmation dates | ||
*marriage dates | *marriage dates | ||
*death dates may be listed | *death dates may be listed, particularly if they died as children or before marrying | ||
In some registers, when a child married and remained in the same parish, the register gives a | In some registers, when a child married and remained in the same parish, the register gives a “see page” reference and a page number where that particular child appears as the head of a household. Some family registers indicate whether the family moved to another village or emigrated to another country. | ||
The information in family registers was compiled from other church books or obtained from the head of the household, and it is subject to error. Whenever possible, you should confirm all information found in family registers with baptism, marriage, and burial records. | The information in family registers was compiled from other church books or obtained from the head of the household, and it is subject to error. Whenever possible, you should confirm all information found in family registers with baptism, marriage, and burial records. | ||