Austria Court Records

Court and notarial records (Gerichts- und Notariatsakten)
Research use: Used as a back up of parish registers for birth, marriage and death information, relationships, etc.

Record type: Records of local civil courts involving contracts, marriages, inheritance and property disputes.

Time Period: 1200-present.

Content: Name, sometimes age or birth date, place of residence, names of relatives, relationships, sometimes place of origin.

Location: Local city and state archives.

Population coverage: 20%.