Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Deutschland, Brandenburg, Potsdam Archivgut

Record Description
This collection contains miscellaneous records from the Stadtarchiv Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, from 1740 to 1939. Records include population registrations, military rolls, birth registers, marriage registers, death registers, and genealogical compilations. The records are in German.

Record Content
Birth registers may contain the following information:
 * Name
 * Birth date
 * Birth place
 * Parents' names

Marriage registers may contain the following information:
 * Name
 * Marriage date
 * Marriage place
 * Spouse name
 * Parents' names

Residence registers may contain the following information:
 * Name
 * Birth date or age
 * Birth place
 * Occupation
 * Place of residence
 * Previous place of residence

Death registers may contain the following information:
 * Name
 * Birth and death dates
 * Death place
 * Cause of death

How to Use the Record
This section provides information on how to search the collection, some tips on how to find records, resources for reading German records, and what to do if no record is found.

Search the Collection
To search the collection image by image, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the "Ort" (place) category ⇒Select the "Quellengattung" (source) category ⇒Select the "Namensraum oder Beschreibung" (name or description) category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection image by image. Compare the information you find with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in German. For help with reading the records, see the following resources:
 * German Word List
 * German Language and Languages
 * | German Script Tutorial

Unable to Find Your Ancestor?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
 * Search the records of nearby localities (or military units, counties, parishes, etc.).

Related Websites

 * German Genealogy (website is in German)
 * German Roots
 * Germany GenWeb

Related Wiki Articles

 * Germany
 * Germany Civil Registration
 * Germany Church Records
 * Germany Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Citations for This Collection
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. Collection Citation:

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