Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia - Münster, Detmold, and Arnsberg Marriages, 1874-1899

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Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia - Münster, Detmold, and Arnsberg Marriages, 1874-1899

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia - Münster, Detmold, and Arnsberg Marriages, 1874-1899

3,963,707 records

This collection contains marriage records from the districts of Münster, Detmold, and Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany between the years 1874 and 1899. Records typically include the names of the groom and the bride, their date and place of birth, their date and place of marriage, the names of their parents and the names of the witnesses at the wedding.<br><br>Civil registrations became mandatory in the entire German Empire at the beginning of 1876, but some localities kept records earlier. This collection is provided in partnership with the State Archives of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Carl MieleMarried: Apr 21 1896 - Herzebrock-Clarholz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Carl Miele was a German businessman. In 1899, he co-founded together with Reinhard Zinkann the German company Miele. He later became an honorary citizen of the German city of Gütersloh.