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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:
== Record Finder Table for Germany ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Germany topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Germany Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Germany Census|Census]]
*[[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Germany Schools|Schools]]
*[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
|
*[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Germany Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Germany Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Germany Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Germany Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]


Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Germany Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Societies|Societies]]
*[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|}


{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Germany Occupations|Occupations]], [[Germany Census|Census]], [[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Germany Schools|Schools]], [[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Germany Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Country of origin
| [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]], [[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Germany Court Records|Court Records]], [[Germany Occupations|Occupations]], [[Germany Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Germany Societies|Societies]], [[Germany Military Records|Military Records]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Germany Directories|Directories]], [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Germany Societies|Societies]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*Directories
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Biography|Biography]]
*[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Germany Census|Census]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]], [[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Germany Nobility|Nobility]], [[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]


*[[Germany Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Biography|Biography]]
*[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Germany Nobility|Nobility]], [[German Heraldry|Heraldry ]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Germany Biography|Biography]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Germany History|History]]
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Occupations|Occupations]], [[Germany Directories|Directories]], [[Germany Population|Population]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Germany Census|Census]], [[Germany Church Directories|Church Directories]], [[Dwellings Germany|Dwellings]]
*Social Life and Customs]]  
*[[Germany Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Germany History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Germany Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading German Records===
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|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Germany Military Records|Military Records]], [[Germany Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]  
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[French Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-german-documents-pages/the-german-documents(english) German Script Tutorial]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Germany Population|Population]], [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]], [[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Germany Directories|Directories]], [[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]], [[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Germany Biography|Biography]], [[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Germany Census|Census]], [[Dwellings Germany|Dwellings]], [[Germany Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]] [[Germany Names, Personal|Names (Personal)]]
*[[Germany Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]  
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" |Online classes
| [[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Germany History|History]]
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375 Old German Script]--[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375 1: Letters]--[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/377 2: Words]--[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/426 3: Records]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Reading German Handwritten Records]--[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 1: Letters]--[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/39 2: Words]--[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/4 3: Records]
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/12 German Church and Civil Records]
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Germany History|History]]
*[[German Letter Writing Guide]]
|}
 
==Provinces, Kingdoms, and Duchies of the German Empire: English (German, if different)==
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each province of the German Empire, including links to actual records.'''
|}
|}
<br>
'''Click on the names of the province or duchy to find detailed instructions for family history research for that locality.'''<br>
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'''Independent From Prussia'''<br>
*[[Anhalt, German Empire Genealogy|Anhalt]]
*[[Baden, German Empire Genealogy|Baden]]
*[[Bavaria (Bayern), German Empire Genealogy|Bavaria (Bayern)]]
**[[Saarland, Germany Genealogy|The Saar Region]]
*[[Brunswick (Braunschweig), German Empire Genealogy|Brunswick (Braunschweig)]]
*[[Elsass-Lothringen, German Empire Genealogy|Elsass-Lothringen]]
*[[Hesse (Hessen), German Empire Genealogy|Hesse (Hessen)]]
*[[Lippe, German Empire Genealogy|Lippe]]
*[[Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
*[[Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Empire Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
*[[Oldenburg, German Empire Genealogy|Oldenburg]]
*[[Saxony (Sachsen), German Empire Genealogy|Saxony (Sachsen)]]
*[[Schaumburg-Lippe, German Empire Genealogy|Schaumburg-Lippe]]
*[[Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy|Waldeck]]
*[[Württemberg, German Empire Genealogy|Württemberg]]
|style="vertical-align:top; width:25%; padding-right:1em"|
'''Prussia (Preussen)'''<br>
*[[Brandenburg, German Empire Genealogy|Brandenburg]]
**[[The Neumark (region), Brandenburg, German Empire Genealogy|The Neumark, Brandenburg]]
**[[Berlin, Germany Genealogy|Berlin, Brandenburg]]
*[[East Prussia (Ostpreussen), German Empire Genealogy|East Prussia (Ostpreussen)]]
*[[Hanover (Hannover), German Empire Genealogy|Hanover (Hannover)]]
*[[Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau), German Empire Genealogy|Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau)]]
*[[Hohenzollern, German Empire Genealogy|Hohenzollern]]
*[[Pomerania (Pommern), German Empire Genealogy|Pomerania (Pommern)]]
**[[Vorpommern (region), Pomerania (Pommern), German Empire Genealogy|Vorpommern (Western Pomerania)]]
*[[Posen, German Empire Genealogy|Posen]]
*[[Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen), German Empire Genealogy|Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen)]]
*[[Rhineland (Rheinland), German Empire Genealogy|Rhineland (Rheinland)]]
**[[Palatinate (Pfalz), Germany Genealogy|The Palatinate (The Pfalz)]]
*[[Silesia (Schlesien), German Empire Genealogy|Silesia (Schlesien)]]
*[[Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire Genealogy|Schleswig-Holstein]]
*[[Westphalia (Westfalen), German Empire Genealogy|Westphalia (Westfalen)]]
*[[West Prussia (Westpreussen), German Empire Genealogy|West Prussia (Westpreussen)]]
|style="vertical-align:top; width:25%; padding-right:1em"|
'''Thuringia (Thüringen)'''<br>
*[[Reuss Younger Line (jüngere Linie), German Empire Genealogy|Reuss Younger Line (jüngere Linie)]]
*[[Reuss Elder Line (ältere Linie), German Empire Genealogy|Reuss Elder Line (ältere Linie)]]
*[[Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg)]]
*[[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha)]]
*[[Saxe-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen)]]
*[[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach)]]
*[[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German Empire Genealogy|Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]
*[[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, German Empire Genealogy|Schwarzburg-Sondershausen]]
|style="vertical-align:top; width:10%; padding-right:1em"|
'''City-States'''<br>
*[[Bremen, German Empire Genealogy|Bremen]]
*[[Hamburg, German Empire Genealogy|Hamburg]]
*[[Lübeck, German Empire Genealogy|Lübeck]]
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Revision as of 12:07, 21 January 2021

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Record Finder Table for Germany[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Germany topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading German Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records

Provinces, Kingdoms, and Duchies of the German Empire: English (German, if different)[edit | edit source]

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each province of the German Empire, including links to actual records.


Click on the names of the province or duchy to find detailed instructions for family history research for that locality.

Independent From Prussia

Prussia (Preussen)

Thuringia (Thüringen)

City-States




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