Until the end of the 19th century, church records were often the only source for the biographical data of a person. The dates of baptisms, weddings and funerals were registered in that kind of a book. In some cases, more details like the dates of birth and death, a person's occupation, his or her origin and additional information can be found, too.
Church offices are only obligated to provide information until the end of 1875, since civil registry offices have been established in the German Empire on January 1, 1876. For genealogical Research from 1876 on, please contact the Archive of the city of Hannover (German Website).
At our office on Hildesheimer Straße, you can gain access to microfiche films of every church record from the territory of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover from the beginning until 1852, mainly even until 1875. Please contact us in advance to make an appointment and please note our fees:
- research for up to a half-day (= 4 hours): € 5,00
- research for up to a whole day: € 9,00
- usage of a readprinter: € 1,50
- preparation of copies from a church record: € 5,00