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Record Description

It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Citation for This Collection

The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Records collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.

"Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929

." Index. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Record Content and Use

Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include:

For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Marriages Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Coverage Table

The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

Locality	Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898	Marriages, 1558-1929	Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958
Baden	2,600,193	1,032,792	191,654
Bayern	3,261,551	288,387	469,532
Brandenburg	802,429	82,480	205,237
Braunschweig	4,895	962	0
Bremen	37,127	272	0
Deutschland (Germany)	946,524	353,094	1,242,899
Elsaß-Lothringen	0	112	402
Hamburg	274	0	0
Hannover	47,230	17,730	22,780
Hessen	1,363,715	355,763	74,724
Hessen-Darmstadt	235,780	66,706	8,611
Hessen-Nassau	63,551	4,286	12,404
Hohenzollern	137,631	29,299	0
Lippe-Detmold	585,589	156,792	6,208
Lübeck	11,445	0	0
Mecklenburg-Schwerin	277,099	56,744	121,054
Mecklenburg-Strelitz	4,285	3,429	3,426
Oldenburg	67,002	15,256	0
Ostpreußen	94,198	15,721	1,958
Pfalz (Bayern)	1,665,783	375,905	12,131
Pommern	160,271	4,232	256
Posen	240,686	44,376	0
Preußen	2,930,534	643,539	711,545
Rheinland	5,681,033	1,485,690	48,091
Sachsen	10,329	2,692	1,620
Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha	3,064	1,021	0
Schaumburg-Lippe	323	0	0
Schlesien	18,593	2,755	0
Thüringen	1,093	307	0
Westfalen	5,397,491	1,675,687	28,850
Westpreußen	285,669	25,057	2,118
Württemberg	6,843,411	1,515,133	468,351
Totals	33,778,798	8,256,219	3,663,851

Known Issues with This Collection

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For a full list of all known issues associated with this collection see the attached Wiki article. If you encounter additional problems, please email them to support@familysearch.org. Please include the full path to the link and a description of the problem in your e-mail. Your assistance will help ensure that future reworks will be considered.

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-{{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1473009 |title=Germany Marriages, 1558-1929|location=Germany}}<br>
+{{Record_Search_article
+|CID=CID1473009
-== Title in the Language of the Records  ==
+|title=Germany Marriages, 1558-1929
+|location=Germany}}<br>
-Deutschland, Heiraten, 1558-1929
-== Collection Time Period  ==
-This collection includes the years 1558 through 1929.
 == Record Description  ==
-This index is an electronic database of information. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records, such as:
+It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
-*Family Records
-*Church Records
-*Civil Registration
-It may also include indexes generated by the internet indexing project sponsored by the LDS Church.
-There may be entries that cite a specific source such as the following:
-*"Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850: a Family Register for the People" by James Arnold
-*"Paul Dingwell Genealogical Collection" by Paul Dingwell
-*A county or state vital record registration
-These entries are in this collection for one of the following reasons:
-*They were submitted by private individuals to the LDS Church and as such are part of the IGI resulting in their inclusion in this index.
+=== Citation for This Collection  ===
-*They have been indexed through the internet indexing project sponsored by the LDS Church. If this is the case, the index they are a part of has been included as part of this database.
-The Vital Record Index databases are not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records although some sub-indexes (an index to a set of records within the database) have been found. When we identify a sub-index, we remove it from the database and post it separately on FamilySearch under its appropriate title.
+The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Records collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.<br>
-This index is not complete for any particular place or region.
+{{Collection citation | text= "Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929
+." Index. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.}}
-=== Record Content  ===
-The key genealogical facts found in marriage index entries may include:
+[[Germany Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]]
-*Name of bride and groom
+== Record Content and Use  ==
-*Names of the parents
-*Marriage date
-*Marriage place
-*Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials
-== Coverage Table  ==
+Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include:
-This collection is a partial index of records for the localities listed below as of April 2010. The table below shows the number of records by locality. Localities not listed may not have any records in this collection.
+For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article [[Marriages Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records)]].
-Most of these records date from the time period indicated in the columns below; however, there may be records before and after these dates. Record counts where the locality information was incomplete are included below under the country name. Because of this, you may wish to search only by country.
+=== Coverage Table  ===
-As this is an index of records compiled from various sources, it is strongly recommended that you verify the information in original records. Due to privacy laws not all records may be displayed.<br>
+The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.<br>
 {| border="3"
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-| style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" align="center" | '''Locality'''
+| align="center" style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" | '''Locality'''
-| style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" align="center" | '''Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898'''
+| align="center" style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" | '''Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898'''
-| style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" align="center" | '''Marriages, 1558-1929'''
+| align="center" style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" | '''Marriages, 1558-1929'''
-| style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" align="center" | '''Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958'''
+| align="center" style="background: rgb(240,240,240)" | '''Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958'''
 |-
 | Baden
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 |}
-== How to Use the Record  ==
-Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.
-=== Finding the Original Source for an Entry in This Collection  ===
-Each entry in this index has a source listed which includes a batch number. You will need to trace the batch number for the individual entry to learn its source. Please see the following wiki articles for more information on batch numbers:
-*[[IGI]]
-*[[IGI Batch Number Descriptions]]
-If an FHL film number is given in the entry for your ancestor, search for it in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=film_number Family History Library Catalog].
-== Record History  ==
-For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 2000, some of the entries were published on 8 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the “Western Europe Vital Records Index: Germany Region.” This is an index of some marriages throughout Germany. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.
-=== Why the Record Was Created  ===
-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored the indexing of this collection to help individuals find information about their ancestors.
-=== Record Reliability  ===
-Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in Germany.
 == Known Issues with This Collection  ==
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 == Related Wiki Articles  ==
-*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany Germany]
+*[[Germany]]
 *[[Germany Civil Registration|Germany Civil Registration]]
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-== Citation for This Collection  ==
-The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.
-<!--bibdescbegin-->Genealogical Society of Utah. Germany Marriages, 1558-1929. Index based on the International Genealogical Index. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.<!--bibdescend-->
-Information about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is listed in the wiki article [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]].
 == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections  ==
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 A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]].
-==== Citation Example for Records Found in This Collection  ====
-"Germany Marriages, 1558-1929." database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org: accessed 24 March 2011), Joannes Josephus Lebersorg and Anna Maria Riser, 21 January 1808; citing Marriage Records, FHL microfilm 532,143; Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
 [[Category:Germany|Vital]]

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