Czech Republic, Archive of Třeboň, Nobility Seignorial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Czech Republic

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records from 1579 to 1859. This collection covers a wide variety of records such as family lists, notary records, land and property records, etc., for the various estates in Wittingau, Böhmen, Austria; later Třeboň, Třeboň, Čechy, Czechoslovakia; now Třeboň, Třeboň, Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic. The seignorial records include marriage records, marriage contracts, wills, permissions (which include parents’ names of children leaving the estate), land records, financial registers, orphan records, etc.

Seignorial authority was granted by the Emperor to individuals who reigned as lord over their manor within a given village or community. Civil records created within a manor are referred to as Seignorial records. Seigneurs created these records to record the events in the life of the people in their communities and to help in the administration of their manors.

Reading These Records
These records are written in German and Czech. For help reading the records see the following:
 * German Language and Languages
 * German Word List
 * Czech Republic Genealogical Word List
 * Czech Republic Language and Languages

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Marriage contract
 * Date of marriage contract
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Place of event
 * Fiscal considerations

Wills or estate inventory
 * Date of death
 * Place of residence
 * Name of the deceased person
 * Names of the surviving spouse, children, and in-laws
 * Ages of all involved
 * Settlement of the fiscal account

Real property
 * Date of the business transaction
 * Names of the grantors and grantees
 * Place of the property
 * Settlement of the fiscal account

How Do I Search This Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:
 * Name
 * Residence
 * Date of the event
 * Place of the event
 * Type of event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the Czech Republic.
 * Czechia Guided Research
 * Czech Republic Record Finder
 * Czech Republic Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

República Checa, archivo de Třeboň, registros señoriales de la nobleza (Registros históricos de FamilySearch) República Tcheca, Arquivo de Třeboň, Registros de Nobreza Senhorial (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)