Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Halle, Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Deutschland, Preußen, Sachsen, Halle, ausgewählte Bestände des Stadtarchivs

Record Description
This collection consists of records from the city offices and publishers for the city of Halle, Saxony, Prussia. This collection includes burial registers, citizen rolls, a card index to citizens from the city, and city directories. Original records are located in the Stadtarchiv in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

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Record Content
These burial records generally contain the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Age at death
 * Social standing/class
 * Date and cause of death
 * Date of funeral
 * Name of doctor

These citizen registers, census records, and city directories generally contain the following information:


 * Name
 * Occupation
 * Address

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Related Websites

 * Hallisches Address Books
 * Germanic Genealogy Society

Related Wiki Articles

 * Sachsen (Saxony) – Königreich (kingdom)
 * Germany

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“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.