Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records, 1544-1945

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes birth, marriage, and death records from 1544-1945. These records come from Evangelical Lutheran and Roman Catholic church records, as well as transcripts for a portion of Pomerania now located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Szczecin, Poland. Original records are located in the Landesarchiv Greifswald, Germany.

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

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records, 1544-1945.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth Date of birth Name of child Parents’ names (including mother’s maiden name) Gender Witnesses or godparents

Marriage Date of marriage Name of bride and groom Names of bride and groom’s parents Age of bride and groom Birth year of bride and groom

Death Date of death Name of deceased Parents’ names Spouse’s name (if married) Occupation of deceased

Collection Content

For more information about these records see Germany, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  1827 Birth Record

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  1830 Marriage Record

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  1832 Burial Record