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German Records. Please help!

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jump Report 8 Jun 2006 09:03

I'm trying to find information on 2 people and their families. The first person was born c1859 in Anhalt, Germany and married in England in 1889. The marriage certificate says that her father was a farmer (presumably in Germany). The second person I am presuming was born in Germany (c1881) as she is a neice of the first person. Are there any census records for Anhalt, Germany that may be equivalent to those we have in England or are there any other sources I can investigate in the hope of obtaining the information I want? I have the surnames (Braeseke and Reinhardt) but not much more to go on.

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 8 Jun 2006 13:57

I think there have been similar threads before. You could try putting ''German'' in the thread-search to see what comes up. I think someone quoted a German genealogy site which might be able to help. Christine

Helen Henderson

Helen Henderson Report 8 Jun 2006 14:15

Hi John The IGI has some german records on it. I tried Braeseke as the more unusual of the names and got 7 german entries. Helen

MaryfromItaly

MaryfromItaly Report 8 Jun 2006 15:04

The LDS have some stuff for Anhalt, but I imagine it's all in German. You can order it from your nearest Family History Centre. http://makeashorterlink*com/?B24821B3D (replace asterisk with dot) http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp

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jump Report 9 Jun 2006 01:48

Thanks everyone, I will give all your ideas a try. Any further suggestions are always welcome.

Ian

Ian Report 9 Jun 2006 09:19

I have German ancestors from Baden-Württemberg. I recently made great progress by contacting the local staat archiv. I was put in touch with a distant relative.

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jump Report 9 Jun 2006 09:41

Hi Ian My German geography and language abilities are some what lacking. Would you know where I can find details on how to contact the Anhalt local staat archiv? John

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 9 Jun 2006 12:51

I tried googling. I couldn't find a Staatsarchiv but this is the one for Magdegurg: Stadtarchiv Fachdienstleiterin Dr. Maren Ballerstedt Bei der Hauptwache 4 D-39104 Magdeburg Telefon : 0391/ 5 40 25 15 (that would be +49-391-5-40-25-15 from outside Germany) E-Mail : archiv [] magdeburg.de the usual symbol goes in the e-address. *** I had another idea - and found this page: http://www.c-wortmann.de/staatsarchive/archiv/bl14.html which shows Magdeburg as one of the four main ones, along with Wernigerode (can recommend an excellent B&B there!), Merseburg, and Dessau. Christine

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jump Report 9 Jun 2006 21:26

Thanks very much for the information Christine, I shall do some exploring. John