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Use census information carefully since accurate information may not have been given to or understood by the census taker. | Use census information carefully since accurate information may not have been given to or understood by the census taker. | ||
Read an article about censuses in Germany here: | |||
http://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2009-023.pdf | |||
=== Census Records at the Family History Library === | === Census Records at the Family History Library === | ||
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The census records of several areas have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. The 1819 census of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and various census records for Schleswig-Holstein are the most significant censuses available at the library. There were also some census records taken in the year 1938, which focused mainly on the [[Jewish population]]. | The census records of several areas have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. The 1819 census of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and various census records for Schleswig-Holstein are the most significant censuses available at the library. There were also some census records taken in the year 1938, which focused mainly on the [[Jewish population]]. | ||
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=== Mecklenburg-Schwerin === | === Mecklenburg-Schwerin === | ||
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GERMANY, MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN ¬CENSUS | GERMANY, MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN ¬CENSUS | ||
The extraction of the 1819 Mecklenburg census is to be found at [http://www.akvz.de/ http://www.akvz.de] <br> | The extraction of the 1819 Mecklenburg census is to be found at [http://www.akvz.de/ http://www.akvz.de] <br> | ||
==== Schleswig-Holstein ==== | ==== Schleswig-Holstein ==== | ||
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[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Volksz%C3%A4hlungen_in_Deutschland http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Volksz%C3%A4hlungen_in_Deutschland] | [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Volksz%C3%A4hlungen_in_Deutschland http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Volksz%C3%A4hlungen_in_Deutschland] | ||
Here is a paper with information on German census taking<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1253281476763_641" /> | Here is a paper with information on German census taking<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1253281476763_641" /> | ||
http://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2009-023.pdf | |||
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=== Searching Census Records === | === Searching Census Records === | ||
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*Place-names may be misspelled. | *Place-names may be misspelled. | ||
*Some parts of the census may be illegible. | *Some parts of the census may be illegible. | ||
*If the family is not at the expected location, you should search the surrounding area. | *If the family is not at the expected location, you should search the surrounding area. | ||
{{Place|Germany}} | {{Place|Germany}} | ||
[[Category:Germany|Census]] | [[Category:Germany|Census]] | ||