Q&A: How to research bef. 1850

Subject: Q&A: How to research bef. 1850


Example: City of Malmsheim, State of Wuerttemberg
Familyresearch: Mitschelin

How does one go about looking for civil records? Are there
any other records one can look for (after the State of
Wuerttemberg Genealocial Library was searched i.e. civil
records, tax records, etc.)

The research before 1550 is hard work. As sources you have
only the Tuerkensteuerliste of 1545 and some Lagerbuecher
	Tuerkensteuer:  tax (for defense against the Turks)
 	Lagerbuch:  land book; warehouse book
(Translation taken from the German-English Genealogical 
Dictionary, compiled by s.g.german's own Ernest Thode -and 
published by the Genealogical Publishing Co. in 1992-). 

For the years about 1523 the Lagerbuecher for the region
(Malmsheim is belonging to the Amt Herrenberg) are published:
  
Schwarz, Paul: Altwuerttembergische Lagerbuecher aus der
oesterreichischen Zeit 1520-1534. Bd. 2. [Tuebingen I-III,
Boeblingen I und II, Herrenberg I und II, Nuertingen I
und II, Neuffen, Blaubeuren, Kellerei Urach]. Stuttgart
1959. 826 S. (Veroeffentlichungen der Kommission fuer
Geschichtliche Landeskunde in Baden-Wuerttemberg,
Reihe A Quellen. 2.)
  
Two mentions of a Jacob Mutschelin/M"utschelin in
1523 for Malmsheim:
 
1523 Sep 28: Jacob Mutschelin hat eine "Hub" in Malmsheim,
bestehend aus Haus, Hofraite, insgesamt 2 3/4 Morgen
Aecker und 1 Viertel Wiese, woraus er 4 =DF h,
10 Viertel Roggen, 12 1/2 Viertel Dinkel, 3 Viertel Haber
und 1 Fasnachthenne als unabloesssigen Zins gibt.
  
1523 Sep 28: Jacob Muetschelin zinst Zelgfruecchte aus
einem Acker in der Zelg "Toemlin" in Malmsheim.
  
But in this period you find Mitschelin, M"utschelin,
Mutschelin, Mutschel also in the neighbouring villages
and cities as Boeblingen, Herrenberg, Neuffen, Tuebingen,
and especially in Schoenaich.
  
Information given by Guenther Schweizer
G.Schweizer  
October 20, 1995