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Karl-Michael Sala on May 18th, 2012
Most of the case crackage was pro bono. Are you next for some European research breakthroughs? These ancestral research cases were from just about every country of Europe in which German or other Euro-ancestors lived! From Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen) to Augsburg to Austria to Australia & back to Austerlitz!
Using the Mecklenburg Census Records
May 11, 2012 By NishimotoSR 1 Comment
Now that the Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census records are online, it’s time to use them. If you have been looking for ancestors from this area, you probably know that Mecklenburgers were “movers”. They moved where the work took them. Obviously this makes finding them much more difficult. The online census may give you new clues as to where to find your ancestor.
There are currently three sets of census records in the Germany Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census. They cover the following years:
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin census 1867 with 253,140 images online
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin census 1890 with 97,846 images online
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin census 1900 with 961,656 images online
There is no index for the 1867 census at this time. It will be necessary to search the record by towns. This census includes three lists:
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Bevӧlkerungstabelle: Heads of household and a numerical count of others.
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Zählungsliste: All household members, birthdates,religion, marital status, occupation and nationality.
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Nachtragsliste: Those absent from their main residence at census time.
The Mecklenburg-Schwerin census for 1890 has a searchable index found at this link. After typing in your search information, you will see a list of names closely matching what you typed in. Click on the name you are interested in and a name will appear from the index, as well as the link to the image where that name is found.
The census image is a preprinted form written in Gothic print. This census gives the following information:
• Name
• Gender
• Birthdate
• Birthplace
• Religion
• Marital status
• Occupation
• Nationality
Because these records list a birthplace, you should then be able to find the parish records where the person’s birth information may be located.
The census for the year 1900 also has a searchable index found at this link. These images have a slightly different format than the 1890 census. They have also added some additional information. Information on this census includes the following:
• Name
• Gender
• Marital status
• Birthdate
• Birthplace
• Occupation, with work postion held
• Residence, with district location
• Village/town of occupation
• Religion
• Mother language
• Citizenship
• Physical handicaps such as sight, hearing, bodily injuries, etc.
Because the last two census’ listed are indexed, it will be much easier to locate your Mecklenburg-Schwerin ancestors. If you are searching for your ancestor, you need to give these indexes a try!
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Karl-Michael Sala on May 14th, 2012
If you do not find the ancestor in a crucial census, your research could be stalled forever. Thus, our having found George JANSON & Mary & Margaret, daughter, in the 1860 Census of Philadelphia was crucial for our client, Jo Janson Wills, of NJ.
It gave heretofore UNKNOWN data, e.g. his birthplace as Bavaria (Bayern), which is the southern German state that holds such places as München (Munich).
Of course, his name in Germany was NOT Johnson, per se. The surname had obviously been Americanized by either the census enumerator or a member of the ancestral family!
Our task now will be to ascertain the place of origin within Bayern! As is usual for us, we await the client’s next retainer.
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Karl-Michael Sala on May 9th, 2012
Karl-Michael Sala posted on Facebook: Twisted Twigs On Gnarled Branches Genealogy
Here’s an oft-repeated situation: If you cannot make out the name of the place, you’re stuck. In my case “unemployed.” With a bit of technology & the Mecklenburg gazetteer we formulated reasonable hypotheses to crack Vickie Wagner‘s case. Broderstorf!
We have now done this about 10 times for our biggest client ever–a former DeutscheBank director–& his ancestors ! That has translated into 1,000+ images for his ancestral family members in scores of parish
es (for which there are parish registers on microfilm) in Württemberg & Bayern (Bavaria)!
Twisted Twigs On Gnarled Branches Genealogy That is awesome Karl!
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Karl-Michael Sala on May 8th, 2012
Bill Werkheiser, President at SE PrinTech, Inc. Savannah, Georgia Area Printing
Bill Recommends
Karl-Michael SALA, German Genealogist since 1979!
GERMAN GENEALOGIST (Ancestry & Family History Research for Germany & Prussia) at Accredited Genealogist (German)
Karl’s expertise is unparallelled when it comes to genealogy research. You may wonder why you would pay someone to do research for you especially if you enjoy doing the research which is why you have an interest in genealogy. Well, time is money, and sometimes it just doesn’t make sense to stall at a given point and time. Karl can accomplish in hours what may take days or even weeks to accomplish. He also has an attitude that he never gives the customer enough so he usually does twice the work than what they bargained for. Give him a project and not only will you agree, you’ll be back as his efficiency in research is well worth the small investment. May 8, 2012
Bill Werkheiser (President at Genealogy Book Printing ) was a consultant or contractor to Karl-Michael at Accredited Genealogist (German).
Karl says: When your research is complete & you are ready to have your ancestry, genealogy & family history published, click the link to the right where I wrote: “Yes, Genealogy Book Printing!”
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Karl-Michael Sala on May 8th, 2012
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Tell us how much you’ve indexed & include your dilemma, complete with all names, place & years of b, m, d & migration & residences for your target ancestor. Just one, please, but tell of siblings, parents, & children. This, so we might make a better match.
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Karl-Michael Sala on May 3rd, 2012
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Karl-Michael Sala on April 26th, 2012
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Karl-Michael SALA, German Genealogist since 1979! International German Genealogist at GermanGenealogist.com
Every time I have had the pleasure of working with or around Karl Sala in his capacity of an expert genealogist, I am always impressed with his incredibly detailed knowledge and if he doesn’t know something he will tell you but then will dig and dig in research to find the answer – or more importantly, the long lost relative. In less formal settings I have found him to also warm, amicable and honest. I give him my strongest recommendation as a genealogical specialist. April 25, 2012