Regen County, Germany, Marriage Records, 1876-1934

About this collection

This collection contains marriage records from Regen County covering the years 1876 up to and including 1934. Regen is the administrative center of the district of the same name in the German state of Bavaria. The city, named for the Regen River, is located in the Bavarian Forest about 19 miles west of the Czech border and about 40 miles north of Passau. In 1148, Regen was mentioned in a papal letter of safe conduct. During the time period of this collection, Regen belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria. The collection also includes marriage records from the incorporated village of March covering from 1878 up to and including 1932.

Beginning on January 1, 1876, birth, marriage and death records in the former German Empire were created by local registry offices. The collected records are arranged chronologically and usually bound together in the form of yearbooks. These are collectively referred to as "civil registers." Occasionally, alphabetical directories of names were also created. While churches continued to keep traditional records, the State also mandated that the personal or marital status of the entire population be recorded.

What you can find in the records

Marriage records were created using preprinted forms that were filled in by hand by the registrar. Depending on the individual form or on the formulations used by the registrar, you may find:

• Sequential or Certificate Number
• Marriage Date
• Groom: Last name, Given names, Denomination, Birthdate and Birthplace, Residence/Address as well as details about his Parents and their Place of residence
• Bride: Last name, Given names, Maiden Name, Denomination, Birthdate and Birthplace, Residence/Address as well as details about her Parents and their Place of residence
• Witnesses
• Signatures

More about using this collection

Each document has a front and back. These are displayed one after the other. Additional events from the life of the couple were sometimes recorded later on in the margins. These notes, sometimes referred to as "narration," can contain very useful information but they have not been indexed. As a result, information from the notes will not found via the search form. Under "Browse this collection,” select the City and Year Range of the register desired.