Austria Records Research

Question

My maternal great-grandparents, Anna Zimmerman (Zimmerman-5735) and Samuel Feder, (Feder-117) were both born in Austria.

Can anyone point me in the direction of the best resources to access more records in Austria so that I might learn more about my maternal great-grands?

Much appreciated,
Cindy (Yager-896)

Answer 1

Cindy, is your family Jewish? If so, you should use Jewishgen.org for records.

Comments

Thank you, George, for you quick reply to my query!  

Thanks, Jessica - yes, my family is Jewish, and I was not aware of Jewishgen.org.

I'm amazed at the helpfulness I find here at wikitree!  So glad to be here!

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Your family's names are just ambiguous enough that I was wondering. For genealogical purposes, it's important because (as helpful as George's answer was!) your family was unlikely to appear in many Catholic records. 

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GenTeam is still worth looking at as there are some Jewish indices there.

Answer 2

This is the best site for Austrian Catholic Church records. It is organized by Diocese, and is free. https://data.matricula-online.eu/en/oesterreich/

Also joining GenTeam can be very helpful. There are numerous indexes and a gazetteer of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. membership is required, but it is free. https://www.genteam.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=47&lang=en