Moin,
the problem is that there were no censuses (is that the correct plural ?)
taken in Germany back then. Old censuses from the middle ages only counted
'armed' or 'taxable' males, wifes and children were not named. Later there
were, AFAIK, no censuses. These were not necessary as, at least since the
1870's, every citizen has been required to register with the 'civil
register'. These records are not publicly available - same goes for the 1984
'census'.
The way to go is to search the birth-/marriage-/death records of the local
church, from 1875 there are civil records. The latter usually are only
available to direct descendents.
Regards
Heiko Ahlers, Oldenburg
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