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Abhandlungsakten über Hausbesitz:
House Records

Abstammungskatei von Personen Jüdischer:
Jewish Pedigrees

Adressbücher:
City Directories

Arbeitsbuch-Protokolle:
Labor Book Registration

Armen-und Versorgungshäuser:
Poorhouse Records

Auswanderer Listen:
Emigration Lists

Bezirk:
District

Bezirksgerichte:
District Courts

Bistum:
Bishopric or Diocese

Bürgerbücher:
Citizens' Lists

Bürgerkataster:
Land and Property Registers

Eheakten:
Marriage Deeds

Eheverträge Verlassenschaften:
Marriage Contracts

Einwohnerlisten:
List of Inhabitants

Erbverträge:
Inheritance Contracts

Findelbücher:
Foundling Books

Grundbücher, Kaufbücher:
Land Records

Heimatscheinlisten:
Certificates of Domicile

Herrschaftsarchiv:
Landlord Archives

Kirchenbücher:
Church Registers

Konskriptionsregister:
Conscription Lists

Land:
Province

Lehensbücher:
Feudal Tenure Books

Magistratisches Zivilgericht:
Magistrate's Court

Musterunglisten:
Army Muster Rolls

Passkontrollen:
Passport Controls

Personenstandsgesetz:
Census Returns

Pfarr:
Parish

Rathaus:
City or Town Hall

Regierungsgebäude:
Government Office

Sonderstandesämter:
Special Registers

Staatsarchiv:
State Archives

Stadtarchiv:
City Registers

Standesamt:
Register's Office

Steuerbücher:
Tax Books

Taufen:
Baptisms

Testamente:
Wills and Probate Records

Totenbücher:
Burials Lists

Trauungen:
Marriages

Verfachbücher:
Court Records

Volkszählunglisten:
Census Returns

Waisenbücher:
Orphans Lists

Zunftbücher:
Guild Records


Civil Registrstion:
Reichspersonenstandsgesetz

Wills:
Testamente

Censuses:
Volkszahlungen

Police Registration:
Einwohnermelderegister

Military Records:
Kriegslisten

Certificate of Birth:
Geburtszeugnis or Geburtsbrief

Guild Records:
Gilderbucher

Local Family Books:
Ortssippenbucher

German Lineage Books:
Deutsche Geschlechterbucher

Funeral Sermons:
Leichenpredigten

City Directory:
Adressbuch

Citizenship Record:
Burgerbuch

Family Registers:
Familienregister

Court Records:
Gerichtsprotokolle

Land Records:
Grundbucher

Apprentice Records:
Lehrlingsbucher

Police Registers:
Polizeiregister

City Chronicles:
Stadtchroniken

Tax Records:
Steuerbucher

Newspapers:
Zeitungen

Emigration Lists:
Auswanderungregister

Grave Registers:
Grabregister

Parish Registers:
Kirchenbucher

Alt:
Old

Alter:
Age

Altest:
Eldest

Am:
On the

Aufgebote:
Proclamation

Bauer:
Farmer

Beerdigung:
Burial

Bemerkungen:
Remarks

Brautigam:
Bridegroom

Braut:
Bride

Bruder:
Brother

Copulation:
Marriage

Datum:
Date

Ehe:
Marriage

Ehefrau:
Wife

Enkel:
Grandson

Enkelin:
Granddaughter

Eheman:
Husband

Eltern:
Parents

Familie:
Family

Frau:
Madame,Wife,Woman

Fraulein:
Miss,Young lady

der Gatte:
Husband (male spouse)

die Gattin:
Wife (female spouse)

Geboren:
Born

Geburt:
Birth

Gestorben:
Died

Getauft:
Christened

Heirat:
Marriage

Im:
In the

Im alter von:
Aged

Jahr:
Year

Kind:
Child

Kinder:
Children

Kirche:
Church

Kirchengemeinde:
Church Parish

Kleinkind:
Infant

Knabe:
Boy

Kreis:
County, District

Land:
State

Madchen:
Girl, Maiden

Madchenname:
Maiden Name

Mann:
Husband

Monat:
Month

Mutter:
Mother

Name:
Name

Ort:
Town, Place

Pfarramt:
Parish, Parishoffice

Pfarrer:
Pastor

Schein:
Certificate

Schwester:
Sister

Sohn:
Son

Staat:
State

Stammbaum:
Genealogical Tree

Stadt:
Town, City

Stand:
Condition, Occupation

Standdesamt:
Registers Office

Starb:
Died

Starb Kinderlos:
Died without issue

Sterb:
Died

Sterbesdatum:
Date of death

Sterbesort:
Place of death

Tag:
Day

Tauf:
Christening

Taufen:
Christen

Taufpaten:
Godparent

Tochter:
Daughter

Tot:
Dead

Trau:
Marriage

Trauen:
Marry

Vater:
Father

Verbergen:
Bury

Veheiratet:
Married

Verstorben:
Deceased

Vorname:
Given Name (first name)

Witwe:
Widow

Witwer:
Widower

Wohnen:
Live, Reside

Wohnhaft:
Resident

Wohnort
Dwelling Place

Zuege:
Witness

Zuegen:
Witnesses

Zuname:
Surname

Karte:
map

Katholisch:
Catholic

Konfirmationbücher:
Confirmation records

Kriegsliste:
Military records
Abhandlungsakten über Hausbesitz-House Records
Abstammungskatei von Personen Jüdischer-Jewish Pedigrees
Adressbücher-City Directories
Arbeitsbuch-Protokolle-Labor Book Registration
Armen-und Versorgungshäuser-Poorhouse Records
Auswanderer Listen-Emigration Lists
Bezirk-District
Bezirksgerichte-District Courts
Bistum-Bishopric or Diocese
Bürgerbücher-Citizens' Lists
Bürgerkataster-Land and Property Registers
Eheakten-Marriage Deeds
Eheverträge Verlassenschaften-Marriage Contracts
Einwohnerlisten-List of Inhabitants
Erbverträge-Inheritance Contracts
Findelbücher-Foundling Books
Grundbücher, Kaufbücher-Land Records
Heimatscheinlisten-Certificates of Domicile
Herrschaftsarchiv-Landlord Archives
Kirchenbücher-Church Registers
Konskriptionsregister-Conscription Lists
Land-Province
Lehensbücher-Feudal Tenure Books
Magistratisches Zivilgericht-Magistrate's Court
Musterunglisten-Army Muster Rolls
Passkontrollen-Passport Controls
Personenstandsgesetz-Census Returns
Pfarr-Parish
Rathaus-City or Town Hall
Regierungsgebäude-Government Office
Sonderstandesämter-Special Registers
Staatsarchiv-State Archives
Stadtarchiv-City Registers
Standesamt-Register's Office
Steuerbücher-Tax Books
Taufen-Baptisms
Testamente- Wills and Probate Records
Totenbücher- Burials Lists
Trauungen-Marriages
Verfachbücher-Court Records
Volkszählunglisten-Census Returns
Waisenbücher-Orphans Lists
Zunftbücher-Guild Records

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN GERMAN GENEALOGY

err (errechnet)approximated
geb. (geboren)born
get. (getauft)christened
gest. (gestorben)died
verh. (verheiratet)married
s.v. (sohn von)Son of
u.d. (und der)and the
d.j. (der junge)the young
d.a. (der alte)the old
t.v. (Tochter von)daughter of
wwer. (witwer)widower
wwe. (witwe)widow
Kath. (Katholisch)Catholic
Ev. (Evangelisch)Evangelical
Luth. (Lutheranisch)Lutheran
Bez. (Bezirke)district
K.B (Kirchenbuch)church book
Kr. (kreis)county, district
Ancestor: A person from whom one is descended
Archive: Depository for historical or public records
Census: A count of the population
Congress of Vienna: An 1815 meeting that resulted in the restoration of power to rulers who
had lost land during the Napoleonic Wars
Descendant: Progeny from an ancestor
Emigrate: To leave one's native country
Entrepreneur: One who independently starts a business
Gazetteer: Geographical index of place names
Genealogical Society: Group that works to further and assist with genealogical research
Genealogy: The study of family descent
Hereditary: Property or culture passed down to descendants
Historico-linguistic: Historical development of language
Kinship: State of being related
Lineage: Linear descent from common ancestor
Maternal: Related through the mother
Narrative: Story or written account of something
Naturalization: Process by which a foreign-born individual becomes a citizen
Passenger List: Document that lists a ship's passengers by name
Paternal: Related through the father
Patronymic: Name derived from the father
Pedigree: An ancestral line
Standesamt: German civil registry office located in each town and city
Vital record: Record pertaining to the life data of a person

Abfahrtstag - date of departure
Ahnentafel - pedigree chart
Ankunftstag - date of arrival
Anschrift - address
Auswanderer - emigrant
Auswanderungsdatum - date of emigration
Beerdigung - funeral/burial
Beglaubigt - certified
Beruf - occupation
Bestimmungsort - destination
Braut - bride
Bräutigam - groom
Bruder - brother
Datum - date
Einwander - immigrant
Einwohner - resident
Eltern - parents
Enkelkind - grandchild
Evangelisch - Protestant
Familienbuch - family records
Friedhof - cemetery
Geburtsdatum - date of birth
Geburtsort - place of birth
Geburtszeugnis - birth certificate
Geshlechterbuch - lineage records
Geschwister - siblings
Grab - grave
Grosseltern - grandparents
Heimatsort - home town
Heiratsdatum - date of marriage
Herkunftsort - place of origin


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