Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Steinburg, Civil Registration, 1874-1983

What is in This Collection?

This collection consists of civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths for the district of Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Original records are located in the Gemeinsames Archiv des Kreises Steinburg und der Stadt Itzehoe (Joint Archive of the District of Steinburg and the City of Itzehoe).

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 Language and Languages
• German Genealogical Word List
• Germany Handwriting
• FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
  • German Paleography Seminar

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth Birth date Name at birth Parents’ names Parents’ residence

Marriage Name and status of groom Name and status of bride Place of residence Name of bride’s parents Name of groom’s parents Groom’s date of birth and birthplace Bride’s date of birth and birthplace

Death Name of deceased Age at death Place of residence Date of death

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1886 Birth Record

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  1881 Marriage Record

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  1876 Death Record

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Steinburg, Civil Registration Digital Folder Number List.