Hungary Funeral Notices - FamilySearch Historical Records (2024)

Hungary

What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This Collection will include records from 1840 to 1990.

These are printed funeral notices gathered by the National Library of Hungary. About 30% of the records pertain to Budapest and the rest are from other places in Hungary. The collection includes approximately 459,000 individual cards printed in a variety of styles, sometimes on colored paper and generally with a black border. A small percentage are handwritten on printed forms. These records are in Hungarian. The cards are arranged alphabetically by family name and then by given name.

Notices were printed and distributed to family members and friends. Over time they were either collected by someone and donated to the National Szechenyi Library in Budapest or were collected by the Library itself.

These notices represent only a fraction of Hungarians who died during the inclusive years, primarily those from well-to-do, middle-class families and lesser nobility. Some of these notices are from areas no longer in Hungary (Slovakia, Croatia, Romania). There are approximately 459,000 people represented in these cards.

For an alphabetical list of records currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Notices were used to notify family and friends of a death and also served as an invitation to attend the funeral sermon. Generally, these were composed from information provided by close family members. Therefore, the information is fairly reliable.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

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Reading These Records[edit | edit source]

These records are written in Hungarian, German, and French. For help in reading these records see the following guides:

• Hungary Genealogical Word List
• Hungary Language and Languages
• German Language and Languages
• German Genealogical Word List
• GermanyHandwriting
• France Language and Languages
• French Genealogical Word List
• French Handwriting
• Script Tutorial for French

FamilySearch Learning Center videos:

• German Paleography Seminar

To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Hungary Funeral Notices, 1840-1990.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Image[edit | edit source]

Hungarian memorial cards may contain the following information.

• Funeral Notice 1935

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

• Name of the person
• Approximate date of the event

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

This collection does not have a searchable index. Only images are available. See View the Images to access them.

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Collection Browse Page:

1. Select Surname letter
2. Select Beginning name to view the images

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

• Add any new information to your records
• Use the information found in the death notices to obtain the name of the deceased, the date and time of death
• Sometimes you will learn the age of the deceased, permitting you to approximate the date of birth
• Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and probate records
• Use the information to find additional family members

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

• Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
• Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
• If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search
• Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in Hungary.

• HungaryRecord Finder
• HungaryResearch Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

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Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

Image Citation:
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