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=== Family Registers | === 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. These registers list the names of the husband and wife | 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. | ||
These registers list: | |||
*the names of the husband and wife | |||
*their birth dates and places, | |||
*their marriage date and place, | |||
*their parents' names, occupations, and residence. | |||
Children are usually listed in chronological order | Children are usually listed in chronological order with their: | ||
*names, | |||
*birth dates, | |||
*confirmation dates, | |||
*marriage dates, and | |||
*death dates may be listed. | |||
Some family registers indicate whether the family moved to another village or emigrated to another country. | In some registers, when a child married and remained in the same parish, the register gives a “see” 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. | ||
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*'''[[Baden, Germany, Church Record Family Register 1500-1874 Guide|Baden, Germany, Church Record Family Register 1500-1874 Guide]]'''<br> | *'''[[Baden, Germany, Church Record Family Register 1500-1874 Guide|Baden, Germany, Church Record Family Register 1500-1874 Guide]]'''<br> | ||
===Parish Genealogy (Ortssippenbuch)=== | ===Parish Genealogy (Ortssippenbuch)=== | ||
Pastors or genealogists sometimes compiled a village lineage book (Ortssippenbuch), which included each family in a parish. For details see [[Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet]]. | Pastors or genealogists sometimes compiled a village lineage book (Ortssippenbuch), which included each family in a parish. For details see [[Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet]]. | ||