Hildburghausen District Genealogical Records

Hildburghausen District Birth & Baptism Records

Germany Births and Baptisms (1558-1898)

An index to over 37 million birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Hildburghausen District Marriage & Divorce Records

Germany Marriage Index (1558-1929)

An index to over 8 million marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Hildburghausen District Death & Burial Records

Germany Death & Burial Index (1582-1958)

An index to over 3 million death and burial records, including ages, names of relatives and other details.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Hildburghausen District

Newspaper Archive: Germany (1945-1999)

Text-searchable copies of hundreds of thousands of German newspaper articles.

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Hildburghausen District Immigration & Travel Records

Hamburg Passenger Lists (1850-1934)

An index to and images of lists of passengers departing Hamburg, Germany. They may list name, gender, age, date and place of birth, occupation, residence, nationality, marital status, family relationships, religion, military service and more. Contains over 5 million names.

Hamburg Passenger List Index (1855-1934)

An index to over 5 million people who departed on ships from Hamburg, Germany. The index includes name, name of ship, departure date, destination port and other details.

United States Germans to America Index (1850-1897)

Transcripts of documents recording the immigration of over 4 million Germans to America. Records may include name, date and place arrived, gender, age, birthplace, occupation, literacy, departure port and more.

Germany to Australia & New Zealand Emigration (1850-1879)

An index to over 40,000 people who sailed from Hamburg to Australia and New Zealand. It contains: name, former place of residence, age, occupation, ship and more.

Swedish Emigration Records (1783-1951)

Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.

Hildburghausen District Military Records

Germany World War I Casualty Lists (1914-1917)

An index to and images of World War I casualty lists for the German army. The lists include over 5 million soldiers who died, were injured, or went missing during the war.

Flossenburg Entry Registers (1941-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of over 75,000 prisoners of war, political prisoners and those deemed as undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Dachau Entry Registers (1933-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of around 175,000 political prisoners and those deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Hellfire Corner (1897-1919)

A collection of fascinating diaries and remembrances of WWI soldiers.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

Flossenburg Entry Registers (1941-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of over 75,000 prisoners of war, political prisoners and those deemed as undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Dachau Entry Registers (1933-1945)

Registers recording the arrival of around 175,000 political prisoners and those deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.

Dachau Concentration Camp Records (1945)

A database of over 165,000 Dachau prisoners who were included on a survivors list prepared after the end of the war.

Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1944-1946)

The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.

Hildburghausen District Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Germany State Government Directories (1802-1929)

Books recording the names of military officers and civil servants.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

German Phone Directories (1915-1981)

An index to and images of telephone directories for Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Munich.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Hildburghausen District Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Hildburghausen District Obituaries

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

Indexed images of over 400,000 obituaries of Germans from Russia who died in North America.

Hildburghausen District Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Nazi Death Camp Records (1939-1945)

A collection of various camp records, transport lists, medical data cards, inmate cards, death lists, and strength reports salvaged by the United States.

Dachau Concentration Camp Records (1945)

A database of over 165,000 Dachau prisoners who were included on a survivors list prepared after the end of the war.

Germany & Austria Historical Postcards (1890-1950)

A collection of over 25,000 photographic postcards, depicting life and scenes in Germany and Austria. Each postcard caption has been indexed and may be searched by keyword or location.

Hildburghausen District School & Education Records

British University Women Holocaust Records (1938-1951)

An index to minutes concerning meetings helping Jewish women immigrate to the UK.

Hildburghausen District Occupation & Business Records

Germany State Government Directories (1802-1929)

Books recording the names of military officers and civil servants.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Hildburghausen District

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Lineages of Medieval Pomeranian Nobility (1100-1637)

The lineages of Pomeranian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Hildburghausen District Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Lineages of Medieval Pomeranian Nobility (1100-1637)

The lineages of Pomeranian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Hildburghausen District Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Hildburghausen District Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Most Common Surnames in Hildburghausen District

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Thuringia
1Schmidt2,2011:286.37%2
2Müller1,2221:503.37%1
3Koch9131:677.86%6
4Hofmann7201:858.74%11
5Fischer6131:1004.04%3
6Schneider5551:1104.42%4
7Wagner5061:1214.13%5
8Witter4221:14565.33%504
9Werner4191:1465.48%13
10Bauer4091:1506.68%19
11Höhn4011:15327.24%200
12Leipold3901:15740.79%324
13Eichhorn3731:16415.77%104
14Kirchner3421:1796.73%29
15Hopf3391:18117.32%135
16Otto3331:1847.01%36
17Bischoff3181:19216.36%137
17Voigt3181:1925.27%21
19Luther3171:19328.38%272
20Heß3131:19620.10%183
21Brückner3021:20311.65%92
22Schramm2971:20614.27%124
23Frank2731:2246.75%42
24Hoffmann2661:2302.33%7
25Hörnlein2651:23148.71%619
26Langguth2601:23532.50%397
27König2551:2403.66%15
28Schubert2501:2455.56%39
29Möller2401:2552.49%8
30Dressel2391:25639.18%543
31Köhler2371:2582.61%9
32Ehrhardt2281:2687.39%69
33Neumann2241:2734.57%33
34Edelmann2161:28339.49%616
34Lindner2161:2838.35%94
36Schilling2151:2857.69%82
37Fritz2121:28916.91%236
38Kummer2101:29117.96%259
39Griebel2041:30027.06%419
40Schüler2001:30612.40%176
41Seifert1981:3095.42%50
42Oppel1971:31149.87%877
43Hanf1961:31223.09%379
44Krämer1911:32013.86%215
45Roth1881:3265.31%58
46Wirsing1871:32754.52%1,001
47Schulz1861:3292.84%16
48Traut1851:33135.44%641
49Hartung1821:3365.03%51
50Beyer1801:3405.04%54
51Zetzmann1791:34252.80%1,011
52Fleischhauer1751:35024.07%433
53Richter1741:3522.08%10
54Weber1681:3642.07%12
54Wilhelm1681:3647.13%105
56Ludwig1671:3672.92%22
57Carl1581:38724.20%495
57Kaiser1581:3874.57%61
57Weiß1581:3873.97%45
60Fabig1561:39246.29%1,024
61Reif1501:40824.63%544
61Sittig1501:40821.74%457
63Bock1471:4166.47%111
64Hanft1461:41950.00%1,184
64Popp1461:41915.35%326
66Götz1451:42210.89%221
67Geier1431:42824.61%569
68Göhring1421:43121.39%480
69Arnold1381:4445.06%86
70Enders1371:44713.21%296
71Dreßel1331:46062.44%1,626
71Truckenbrodt1331:46048.54%1,255
73Heinrich1321:4646.77%136
74Büttner1311:4676.58%133
74Florschütz1311:46764.22%1,681
76Beez1291:47446.91%1,249
76Kieser1291:47452.23%1,401
78Gleichmann1281:47827.77%729
79Lenz1271:48214.73%375
80Franz1261:4867.25%155
81Geyer1241:4948.26%195
82Pfeufer1221:50258.10%1,645
83Ruck1211:50646.72%1,323
84Hammer1201:51015.17%399
84Heinz1201:5106.44%143
86Albrecht1181:5193.13%48
87Stubenrauch1171:52334.62%1,020
88Graf1161:5287.64%191
88Möhring1161:52822.66%651
88Schlott1161:52840.14%1,197
88Schwarz1161:5282.63%40
88Seeber1161:5288.87%225
88Wolf1161:5281.66%14
94Adler1151:53210.61%283
94Börner1151:5326.19%144
96Kreußel1141:53788.37%2,524
96Schellenberger1141:53763.69%1,890
98Baumann1131:5425.44%126
98Hartleb1131:54222.24%655
100Reich1121:5477.44%194
101Rückert1081:56726.73%856
102Böhm1071:5723.43%68
102Ullrich1071:5724.67%110
104Röhrig1061:57728.27%917
104Sommer1061:5773.76%81
104Wagenschwanz1061:57755.21%1,777
107Ebert1051:5836.11%157
108Brandt1041:5895.47%141
109Fiedler1031:5942.92%59
110Dauer1021:60083.61%2,643
110Heim1021:60014.13%436
110Kühner1021:60034.34%1,166
113Heerlein1011:60647.64%1,630
113Knoth1011:60631.96%1,094
115Wehner1001:61214.79%473
116Frühauf991:61818.82%637
117Günther981:6251.56%17
118Fuchs971:6312.70%53
118Morgenroth971:63116.22%553
120Förster961:6384.99%138
121Schröder941:6511.99%37
121Walther941:6511.78%28
123Kupfer931:65814.95%524
123Zimmermann931:6581.67%24
125Sachs921:66510.07%341
126Rüttinger911:67367.41%2,429
127Meyer901:6801.44%18
128Hahn891:6882.69%65
128Jahn891:6881.82%34
128Reinhardt891:6881.85%35
131Zeitz881:69667.69%2,513
132Bräutigam871:7047.91%280
132Gottwald871:70422.89%905
132Groß871:7043.20%87
132Keller871:7045.79%195
132Klett871:70423.20%917
132Langbein871:7048.65%310
138Bartsch861:7128.95%322
138Güntzel861:71253.09%2,076
138Klein861:7122.47%60
138Knauer861:71213.98%529
142Amarell841:72969.42%2,660
142Kühn841:7291.69%31
142Walter841:7292.43%61
145Blaurock831:73737.56%1,560
145Geiger831:73743.68%1,796
145Kolk831:73798.81%3,524
145Menzel831:7376.39%228
145Seifferth831:73753.55%2,155
145Winkler831:7372.77%73
151Fleischmann821:7466.23%224
151Forkel821:74642.93%1,788
151Reuter821:7466.62%244
151Sauerbrey821:74611.07%426
151Schumann821:7462.15%47
156Conrad811:7568.60%330
156Floßmann811:75643.78%1,844
156Steiner811:7564.78%159
159Brehm801:76521.00%903
159Eckhardt801:76511.70%461
159Höhlein801:76582.47%3,169
159Krüger801:7652.84%80
159Pfeifer801:7653.99%131
164Ostermann781:78526.17%1,162
164Vogt781:7853.40%108
164Wiener781:78545.88%1,980
167Deckert771:79522.71%1,011
167Jäger771:7952.00%46
167Peter771:7952.46%67
167Scheler771:7956.16%239
171Franke761:8051.25%20
171Schulze761:8051.51%30
171Schäfer761:8051.55%32
171Stammberger761:80529.92%1,351
175Loos751:81617.69%803
175Löffler751:8163.92%139
177Bieberbach741:82752.48%2,342
178Hartmann731:8381.35%25
179Dietz721:8505.76%239
179Eppler721:85034.62%1,657
181Anschütz711:8628.11%369
181Unger711:8624.96%207
183Hanff701:874100.00%4,037
184Martin691:8872.47%83
184Wenzel691:8872.08%64
186Schwab681:90014.44%714
186Stöcklein681:90029.18%1,483
188Kleinschmidt671:9149.72%458
189Henn651:94237.14%1,927
189Hummel651:94217.66%935
191Leffler641:95617.07%917
191Staffel641:95685.33%3,824
191Volkmar641:95613.56%711
194Amthor631:97214.62%788
194Dötsch631:97243.15%2,277
194Grimm631:9722.53%96
194Krebs631:9725.61%269
194Pfeffer631:97211.03%580
194Thiel631:9723.69%158
200Arndt611:1,0034.36%211
200Hübner611:1,0033.48%153
200Krannich611:1,0035.56%281
200Neundorf611:1,00356.48%2,917
200Spindler611:1,0035.95%301