Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Census, 1890

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index & images of census records created by the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1890. Mecklenburg censuses were conducted intermittently from 1636 to 1939.

The 1890 census consists of a name index arranged by towns under their enumeration district. The district could be a Ritteramt (R.A.), Domänenamt (D.A.), Klosteramt (K.A.) or Stadt. Two types of forms are found for each town: Zählkarten and Haushaltungslisten. The Zählkarten list individuals and give the date and place of birth, occupation, residence, gender and marital status, etc. The Haushaltungslisten list the inhabitants of a given household and show relationship to the head of the household. Most of the census did not survive.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in German. For help reading them see:

• German Genealogical Word List
• Germany Handwriting
• Brigham Young University Script Tutorial: German

To Browse This Collection

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Individual Census Enumeration district Full name and gender Birth date and place Marital status Place of residence Occupation Religion

Household Census Household number and street address Name of head of household Full names of all members of household Relationship to head of household

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