Germany, Anhalt, Köthen, Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Germany Anhalt

What is in this Collection?
This collection includes records from 1630 to 1921. The collection includes residence lists, city directories, citizen rolls, and registers of military recruits.

These records are written in German. Many of the records are written in German Gothic script. For help in using these records, see Germany Handwriting.

Sample Images
Click on images for a larger view. Citizen Rolls generally contain the following information:
 * First and last name
 * Occupation of individual
 * Age of individual
 * Religion of individual

Military Recruit Registers generally contain the following information: Address books generally contain the following information:
 * First and last name
 * Birthdate of individual
 * Religion of individual
 * Name and occupation of father
 * Name of mother
 * Observations
 * First and last name
 * Maiden name of married women
 * Street name and house number
 * Occupation of individual

How Do I Search This Collection?
It is helpful to know at least one of the following:
 * Your ancestor's name
 * Residence
 * Age or birth date
 * Names of family members

Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information in the list to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several persons in the list before you find your ancestor.

Search by name by visiting the Collection Page. View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page. To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the appropriate "Record Type" category ⇒ Select the appropriate "Surname the Item of Interest" category which will pull up images

What do I do next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I found who I was looking for, What now?

 * Use the information to find your ancestors in Censuses. These can help you find additional family members.
 * Use the age in the record to find an approximate birth year, which will help you find a birth or death record.  Sometimes a person is buried in a city or town in which they did not die so it is not always accurate to assume that a burial place is the same as a death place.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found to find more generations of the family.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either German Civil Registration records or German Church records may be more useful.
 * While searching, it is helpful to know such information as the 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 an ancestor and that the ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
 * Search the indexes and records of local genealogical societies.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. Collection Citation: Image Citation