Hanover Census

Thank you for your information!

I am specifically looking for the towns of Langenhagen, Hilkerode, and
Brochthausen in Kreis Duderstadt. If you ever happen to run across these, please
don't forget about me. In the meantime, I will try my hand at writing to the
Gemeindeverwaltung Gieboldehausen.

One more question: Do you think the Statistisches Bundesamt in Wiesbaden
would have information on where old censuses are located?

Vielen Dank.
Cindy Krieter
CLKrieter@aol.com

Dear Cindy,

One more question: Do you think the Statistisches Bundesamt in Wiesbaden
would have information on where old censuses are located?

No, they surely do not have such information.
Unfortunately census records (despite of statistical summaries)
have always been treated second-class over here in Germany.

In Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg there have been great
efforts during the past years and decades to catch up and to use
these important records much more for historical and genealogical
research. In Hannover most of the lists are not much known and
used and in other regions like Westfalia (where one can find
census records in a number of Gemeindearchiven) even
experienced researchers often do not know at all that these
records exist!

Best greetings from Germany,

Jens