Britten, Germany

One of parishes in the district of Losheim am See.

Church Records
Restricted to LDS members in FHCs in Germany by order of Bistumsarchiv, Trier (Catholic archives)

Britten was part of the parish of Sankt Peter, Merzig as an annex until 1800.

Katholische Kirche Kirchenbuchduplikat

In 1803, the parish was reorganized to include Hausbach and Bergen. Prior to 1803, Bergen was part of Losheim while Hausbach was part of Brotdorf parish. Records in German and Germanized Latin.

Zivilstandsregister (Civil Registration)
Besseringen district. Records in French and German. In 1798, the French Republic government, then the occupier of the west bank of the Rhine until 1815, required the civil registration.

Includes Besseringen, Saarholzbach, Britten, Mettlach, Ponten, Keuchingen, Sankt Gangolf, and Hausbach.

Mettlach district. Records in German. District office was transferred to Mettlach. Includes Besseringen, Saarholzbach, Britten, Mettlach, Ponten, Keuchingen, Dreisbach, Sankt Gangolf, and Hausbach.

Genealogy
Familienbuch Mettlach und Umgebung covers Britten 1698-1920.

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