Hello Carolyn Reif,
the former township Werden was incorporated into Essen in 1929.
Civil records concerning birth etc. in Werden - going back until 1874 - can be requested from the
registry office in Essen.
The address is:
Stadtverwaltung Essen
Standesamt
Urkundenstelle
Hollestr. 3
45121 Essen
kind regards
Josef Giepen