Hamburg, German Empire Civil Registration

Civil Registration records will be issued by the Standesamt (civil registration office) if a lawful or justified reason is at hand, such as family history. Here is a link explaining how to obtain in general a civil registration record from Germany.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personenstandsurkunde

There exists a general register for civil registration records from Hamburg. It will cost a fee to obtain the record. Here is the link: 

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwiki-de.genealogy.net%2FHamburg_Standesamt_Generalregister&sl=de&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8