Austria, Upper Austria, Linz, Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Österreich, Oberösterreich, Linz, ausgewählte Bestände des Landesarchivs 1485-1894

Record Description
This collection includes court records, orphan records, marriage contracts, citizenship records, and account books. The original records are located in the Upper Austrian State Archives, Linz, Austria.

Record Content
This collection contains the following information:

Invoice Records

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Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

For Help Reading the Records
These records are in German. For help reading the records, see the following wiki article: German Word List

Related Websites

 * Austrian Genealogy
 * Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek

Related Wiki Articles

 * Austria, Upper Austria, Wels, Census Records
 * Austria Births and Baptisms

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