Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Czech Republic

What is in This Collection?
For Northern Bohemia, the collection only includes those records housed in the regional archive of Litoměřice, for Eastern Bohemia--those housed in the district archive of Trutnov, for Southern Bohemia--those stored in the regional archive of Třeboň, and for Northern Moravia and Silesia--those found in the regional archive of Opava. The collection also includes images and indexed records for the Zámrsk area taken from the Zámrsk Archive. The images are in Czech and German.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Czech (a Slavic language) and German. For help reading the records see the following:
 * Czech Republic Genealogical Word List
 * Czech Republic Language and Languages
 * German Word List
 * Germany Handwriting
 * Deciphering German Script 1-12
 * Deciphering German Script 13-24
 * Deciphering German Script 25-36

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching, it is best to know the following information:
 * Name of person
 * Approximate date of the record

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Use the age listed to determine an approximate birth date. This date along with the place of birth can help you find a birth record. Birth records often list biographical and marital details about the parents and close relatives outside of the immediate family
 * Birthplaces can tell you former residences and can help to establish a migration pattern for the family
 * If they are subject to military service, they may have military files in the State or National Archives
 * Occupations listed can lead you to employment records or other types of records such as school records
 * Do not forget to cite the record. See below for help citing this Collection
 * Married family members may have lived nearby but in a separate household so you may want to search an entire town, neighboring towns, or even a county
 * You may be able to identify an earlier generation if elderly parents were living with or close by a married child
 * You may be able to identify a younger generation if a young married couple still lived with one of their sets of parents
 * Additional searches may be needed to locate all members of a particular family in the census
 * The census may identify persons for whom other records do not exist

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Consult the Czech Republic Record Finder to find other records
 * Check for variant spellings of the names
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the records of nearby localities (counties, parishes, etc.)

Record Finder
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Czech Republic. Czech Republic Record Finder

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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