Hamburg, Germany Genealogy

Germany  Hamburg (Hamburg)

Guide to Hamburg (Hamburg), Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Hamburg

The capital, Hamburg,

Research Tools

 * German Word List
 * Latin Word List
 * Handwriting
 * Handwriting Guide
 * German Handwriting Tutorial
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 * German Chronological Jurisdictions
 * Passenger List Terminology
 * Hamburg Notarial Records
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Getting started in Hamburg research
Before starting your research in Hamburg, you need to know the name of your ancestor in its original or Germanic form, an approximate date when he or she was born, and the village or parish where he or she may have lived in Hamburg.

Civil registration began in Hamburg in 1866. If your research in Hamburg begins after 1866, then you should begin with the records kept by the local authorities of your ancestor's residence. If your research begins before 1866, you should begin with the parish registers for baptisms, marriages and burials kept in the church archives. There was also a period under Napoleon's rule when civil registration was kept from 1811-1815.

Once you have this information, you can search in the local archives for more information about your ancestor.

Administrative Districts
Hamburg is divided into seven boroughs (Bezirke).

Boroughs (Bezirke):

Altona, Bergedorf, Eimsbüttel, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg-Nord, Harburg, and Wandsbek

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