Germany, Bavaria, Traunstein, Family Group Sheets - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Deutschland, Bayern, Traunstein, Aufzeichnungen über die Familien-Gruppen

Record Description
This collection contains family group sheets for the residents of Traunstein from 1830 to 1900. These records are in German.

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Record Content
Family Group Sheets usually contain the following information:


 * Full name of family member
 * Date and place of birth
 * Names of family members
 * Date of marriage
 * Name of spouse
 * Place of residence
 * Occupation
 * Nationality

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


 * German Word List
 * German Language and Languages

Related Wiki Articles
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"Germany, Bavaria, Traunstein Family Group Sheets, 1830-1900," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 June 2012), Oberholzer-Pohmann &gt; Image 117 of 2189, Louise Polz, born 15 January 1905; citing Germany. Bavaria, Traunstein, Family Group Sheets, 1830-1900. Stadtarchiv Traunstein, Germany.

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