Hi all, Some of you might recall that I queried the list a while back in regard to whether or not Bavarian censuses were ever held. For anyone who is interested, I found this information in a book I just received, "In Search of Your German Roots, A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in the Germanic Areas of Europe", by Angus Baxter. It says that there were censuses taken in Bavaria (Bayern) for the years 1846, 1849, 1852, 1855, 1858, 1861, 1867, 1946, 1950, 1961 and 1970. The federal government receives the results from the states in order to count the population, but the original returns remain in Bayern and copies can be obtained from the municipal archives or the Civil Register Office in each city or district. In order to obtain copies of the original returns you must have an address in either a city or a village (not as important to have an actual address in a village). Be sure to cite your ancestor's full name, if known, and the names of his or her spouse and children to distinguish them from others. I'm sorry, I do not know exactly what information the returns will show. People might want to contact the central census authority to determine whether or not census returns exist (some were lost during WWII) and where they are located. The address is: Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav Stresemann Ring 11 Postfach 5528 65189 Wiesbaden Areas for research that may or may not have occurred to you/and or apply to you: Church records including Grave Registers, Church Receipt Books (an ancestor may have paid for a bell tolling at a funeral, etc.), Confirmation Records, Local Family Books, Funeral Sermons, Passenger Lists, Civil Registration, Wills, Censuses, Police Registration (started around 1840 and controlled internal movement, records included full name, family details, date and place of birth, and occupation- usually held in local archives, police headquarters or state archives) Military Records, Certificate of Birth (needed when a person wanted to establish citizenship in a city or town, get married or join a guild; issued by civil authorities), Guild Records (for trade unions) German Lineage Books, Archives (city and state), Parish Archives, Family Archives (usually for nobility), Libraries, German Genealogical Associations, and village newspapers. City Archives may contain some or all of the following: Address books, Apprentice Lists, Census Returns, City Chronicles, City Directories, Citizenship Lists, Court Records, Emigration Lists, Family Books, Family Registers, Funeral Sermons, Grave Registers, Guild Books, Land Records, Lineage Books, Newspapers, Parish Registers, Police Registers, Probate Records, Tax Records and Wills. The address for the STATE Archives in Bayern is: Hauptstaatsarchiv Arcisstrasse 12 80333 Munich 2 I also have the addresses to various Church headquarters and a few addresses for genealogical societies in Bayern. Does anyone else have any other suggestions that might have been overlooked? Good luck to you all in your research, Joanne