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=== Regional Differences === | === Regional Differences === | ||
Between 1792 and 1798, when France occupied parts of Germany, the government began civil registration in the areas that lay west of the Rhine. These records are usually written in French until about 1815. As France's influence increased in Germany | Between 1792 and 1798, when France occupied parts of Germany, the government began civil registration in the areas that lay west of the Rhine. These records are usually written in French until about 1815. As France's influence increased in Germany, Hamburg, Hannover, Hessen, Lübeck, Oldenburg, and Westfalen established civil registration between 1799 and 1811. In these areas under French influence, especially Alsace and Lorraine, which remained part of France until 1871, ten-year indexes were usually kept. | ||
After Napoleon's defeat in 1814, many areas suspended civil registration. In some areas civil transcripts of church records replaced civil registration. <br> | After Napoleon's defeat in 1814, many areas suspended civil registration. In some areas civil transcripts of church records replaced civil registration. <br> | ||
Anhalt began keeping civil registration in 1850 and Hamburg in 1866. The prime minister of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck, instituted civil registration in all the provinces of Prussia in 1874. The remaining states, Anhalt, Bavaria, Lippe, Mecklenburg, Saxony, Schaumburg-Lippe, Thuringia, and Württemberg began requiring civil registration in 1876, when the national civil registration law was implemented. | Anhalt began keeping civil registration in 1850 and Hamburg in 1866. The prime minister of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck, instituted civil registration in all the provinces of Prussia in 1874. The remaining states, Anhalt, Bavaria, Lippe, Mecklenburg, Saxony, Schaumburg-Lippe, Thuringia, and Württemberg began requiring civil registration in 1876, when the national civil registration law was implemented. | ||
In some areas, duplicate copies of civil registers were also made. The mayor's office (Bürgermeisterei) kept the original copy, and the duplicate was sent to the court (Landesgericht) or another central archive. For example, most of Westfalen and Lippe sent their duplicates to Detmold, and most of the Rhineland sent theirs to Brühl. | In some areas, duplicate copies of civil registers were also made. The mayor's office (Bürgermeisterei) kept the original copy, and the duplicate was sent to the court (Landesgericht) or another central archive. For example, most of Westfalen and Lippe sent their duplicates to Detmold, and most of the Rhineland sent theirs to Brühl. | ||
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