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. These records are in German.

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Record Content
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

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


 * Name
 * Occupation
 * Address

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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

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Related Websites

 * Hallisches Address Books
 * Germanic Genealogy Society

Related Wiki Articles

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

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