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

If the place of birth, marriage or death within Hamburg is known, the following list of Standesämter with their addresses will be helpful to the family historian.