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→Civil Transcripts of Church Records in the Austrian Partition[Odpisy Księg Metrykalnych w Zaborze Austriackim]
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Contents: Birth registers: child’s name, birth date, christening date, name and religion of the father and mother; often includes names of the parents of child’s father and mother; names and occupations of the witnesses; house number of parents’ residence. Marriage registers: names of the bride and groom, marriage date, religions, ages, house number; names of witnesses; sometimes parents of bride and groom. Death registers: name of deceased, house number, dates of death and burial, religion, age, names of witnesses; sometimes cause of death and names of parents or spouse. | Contents: Birth registers: child’s name, birth date, christening date, name and religion of the father and mother; often includes names of the parents of child’s father and mother; names and occupations of the witnesses; house number of parents’ residence. Marriage registers: names of the bride and groom, marriage date, religions, ages, house number; names of witnesses; sometimes parents of bride and groom. Death registers: name of deceased, house number, dates of death and burial, religion, age, names of witnesses; sometimes cause of death and names of parents or spouse. | ||
Location: Austrian civil transcripts are in state provincial archives. Recent records of less than 100 years are in local vital records offices [ | Location: Austrian civil transcripts are in state provincial archives. Recent records of less than 100 years are in local vital records offices [Urząd Stanu Cywilnego]. | ||
Population Coverage: In former Austrian territory about 95% of the Catholic population, considerably less of the non-Catholics until about 1820. By the 1840s about 85% of non-Catholics were registered. By the latter 1800s these transcripts included nearly 99% of the population . | Population Coverage: In former Austrian territory about 95% of the Catholic population, considerably less of the non-Catholics until about 1820. By the 1840s about 85% of non-Catholics were registered. By the latter 1800s these transcripts included nearly 99% of the population . | ||