Family register
The family register or family register is common in Germany ; most families keep it for their personal records.
The family register contains the certified copies of the state civil status registers (since January 1, 2009 from the civil status register ). If desired, it will be issued on the day of the marriage or civil partnership and given to the newly married couple (previously only the husband) or, in some federal states , to civil partners.
These family registers are one of the youngest sources in family history because they were only introduced across the board with the registry offices on January 1, 1875.
The origin, the parents of the spouse or life partner and, if applicable, the births of children, certificates from the church about the church wedding and the baptisms of the children as well as death certificates are entered .
In Switzerland, the comparable document, which was issued until 2005, was called the Family Booklet .
Demarcation
- The family register is sometimes just called the family register or (outdated) family register.
- The term family book in turn also describes the friendship album
- A family register should not be confused with the ancestral passport from the time of National Socialism from 1933 to 1945.
format
In Germany, two formats are used in the register: for large documents in A4 format and for small documents in 13 cm × 20 cm format (i.e. not A5). The perforation of the small certificates is very special and not compatible with other standard perforations: six holes, each 30 mm apart. The distance to the edge of the page is 25 mm at the top and bottom.
Both formats are permitted according to § 48 PStV .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Walter Scheidt : Family book. Instructions and forms for making a family history. Lehmann, Munich 1936.