Alegata - źródło do badań genealogicznych. Aneksy z łowickich urzędów stanu cywilnego z lat 1808 - 1815
Alegata as the surce material for genealogical studies. Appendix from the hunting civil registry in 1808 - 1815

Summary/Abstract: Alegata, also known as appendices of marital contracts, are rarely used in genealogical studies. This article discusses this kind of sources exemplified by contracts made in the civil registry in Łowicz. In 1808-1815 three such registries operated in the town: two of them connected with the local parishes and one connected with town council. The Napoleonic Code introduced the obligation to prove that marriage could be legally sanctioned. Therefore, the interested parties had to be in possession of: I. Birth certificate; II. Verification of birth certificate; III. Other certificates that verify the fulfillment of legal obligations connected with marriage. The last part of the article is devoted to methods of data archiving in relation with marriage certificates made in hunting civil registries in Łowicz. An analysis of archiving of such documents fosters a better understanding of these phenomena and helps to make use of the sources in genealogical queries.

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