German colonial period 1884-1915

1.1.2.1 Central offices

ZBU	Zentralbureau des kaiserlichen Gouvernements German Governor’s office, central administration Partly digitized	1884-1915	2649	1/1/001	FILES
BAU	Kaiserliche Bauverwaltung Construction Department	1896-1915	0125	1/1/022	FILES
STR	Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für D.S.W.A. Military records. Please note that most military records have been transferred to Germany, where they were destroyed in World War II, and further records were destroyed by the South African administration. However, there are significant records of the military campaigns contained in ZBU	1896-1915	0042	1/1/025	FILES
EVE	Kaiserliche Eisenbahnverwaltung Railway administration	1897-1915	0377	1/1/020	FILES
KOM	Kaiserlicher Eisenbahnkommissar Railway Commissioner		0001	1/1/039
FVE	Kaiserliche Finanzverwaltung Treasury Department	1897-1915	0027	1/1/035	FILES
LPO	Landespolizei Police	1907-1915	0004	1/1/038	FILES
LVE	Kaiserliche Vermessungsverwaltung Surveyor’s Department	1897-1914	0049	1/1/021 A	FILES
ZOL	Hauptzollamt Windhoek Customs Office. Please note that this is an insignificant remainder. Most customs records were destroyed by the South African administration in 1919	1908-1915	0001	1/1/026	FILES
PVW	Postverwaltung The main records of the German postal administration (Postverwaltung) in Namibia are lost. They were allegedly destroyed when the old Post Office in Windhoek was demolished in the 1950s. This fonds consists only of a few disjointed records.	1908-1914			FILES

BKN	Kaiserliche Bohrkolonne Nord Water boring services	1903-1915	0050	1/1/058	FILES
BKS	Kaiserliche Bohrkolonne Süd Water boring services	1903-1915	0051	1/1/058	FILES
CHE	Chemisches Untersuchungsamt Chemical laboratory	1904-1914	0002	1/1/037	FILES
GAM	Bakteriologisches Institut Gammams Bacteriological research institute	1905-1914	0001	1/1/024	FILES

1.1.2.3 Genealogical records

NLA

Nachlassakten
Estate files from the German period.
Three findaids: 1/1/023 A alphabetical, 1/1/023 B systematical, 1/1/217 alphabetical together with EST

1893-1920

0148

1/1/023

1/1/023A
1/1/023B
1/1/217

FILES

BMD

Birth, marriage and death registers
Registers of Districts Bethanien, Grootfontein, and Namutoni (German period and World War I) Registers of Eastern Caprivi (1940-1972) move to LKM

1904-1918

0006

1/1/213

FILES

1.1.2.4 District offices

BRE	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Rehoboth	1885-1915	0198	1/1/008	FILES
BBW	Kaiserliches Bergamt Windhoek	1888-1915	0042	1/1/042	FILES
DAR	Kaiserliches Distriktsamt Aroab	1890-1915	0037	1/1/014	FILES
BSW	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Swakopmund	1892-1915	0290	1/1/005	FILES
BWI	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Windhoek	1893-1915	0500	1/1/002	FILES
BKA	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Karibib	1894-1915	0009	1/1/011	FILES
BKE	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Keetmanshoop	1894-1915	0413	1/1/004	FILES
BOM	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Omaruru	1894-1915	0067	1/1/009	FILES
DMA	Kaiserliches Distriktsamt Maltahöhe	1894-1915	0014	1/1/013	FILES
DOK	Kaiserliches Distriktsamt Okahandja	1894-1915	0173	1/1/017	FILES
BGR	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Grootfontein	1895-1915	0015	1/1/007	FILES
BGI	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Gibeon	1896-1915	0016	1/1/010	FILES
BLU	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Lüderitzbucht	1896-1915	0315	1/1/003	FILES
BOU	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Outjo	1897-1915	0009	1/1/006	FILES
DGO	Kaiserliches Distriktsamt Gobabis	1898-1915	0018	1/1/016	FILES
BWA	Kaiserliches Bezirksamt Warmbad	1899-1915	0003	1/1/012	FILES
DBE	Kaiserliches Distriktsamt Bethanien	1900-1914	0002	1/1/015	FILES
DZE	Kaiserliches Distriktsamt Zessfontein	1901-1912	0001	1/1/215	FILES

1.1.2.5 Decentralised services

HBS	Kaiserliches Hafenbauamt Swakopmund Harbour construction office	1896-1914	0062	1/1/018	FILES
HBL	Kaiserliches Hafenbaubüro Lüderitzbucht Harbour construction office	1906-1914	0008	1/1/019	FILES
VWI	Vermessungsamt Windhoek Surveyor	1898-1915	0017	1/1/021 D	FILES
VKE	Vermessungsamt Keetmanshoop Surveyor	1902-1914	0014	1/1/021 B	FILES
VOM	Vermessungsamt Omaruru Surveyor	1907-1915	0006	1/1/021 C	FILES
EKW	Eingeborenenkommissariat Windhoek Native Commissioner	1900-1914	0001	1/1/036	FILES
BBL	Kaiserliches Bergamt Lüderitzbucht Mining office	1909-1925	0051	1/1/028	FILES

1.1.2.6 Courts registers

	Please note: The main German court files are below under Section 1.2.1
HRS	Handelsregister des Bezirksgerichts Swakopmund Trade register	1896-1938	0011	1/1/034D	FILES
HRW	Handelsregister des Bezirksgerichts Windhoek Trade register	1896-1935	0010	1/1/034E	FILES
HRK	Handelsregister des Bezirksgerichts Keetmanshoop Trade register	1897-1928	0004	1/1/034A	FILES
HRO	Handelsregister des Bezirksgerichts Omaruru Trade register	1897-1928	0004	1/1/034C	FILES
HRL	Handelsregister des Bezirksgerichts Lüderitzbucht Trade register	1905-1940	0016	1/1/034B	FILES
GENR	Bezirksgericht Windhoek. Genossenschaftsregister Register of cooperatives		0001
WAS	Bezirksgericht Windhoek. Wassergenossenschaftsregister Register of water cooperatives		0001

1.1.2.7 Other records

ENT	Entschädigungskommission Compensation Commission for damages sustained in the 1904 war. This is only a small remainder, apparently preserved accidentally. Most records were destroyed by the South African administration in 1919	1906-1907	0001	1/1/232	FILES
FML	Farmlisten Farm registers per district. Bound volumes
WAR	Wasserregister It is currently not clear by which office these files were created. Therefore, they have been recorded as an own fonds. Contains details about water points on individual farms		0001		FILES
ORP	[Orphaned German records] These records are remaining files from the German colonial administration that could not be clearly correlated to specific offices. Further research might still reveal their provenance.				FILES

1.1.2.8 Diplomatic representatives

BCL

British Consul Lüderitzbucht

1909-1914

0051

1/1/041

FILES

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German colonial period 1884-1915 - NAN

German colonial period 1884-1915

1.1.2.1 Central offices

1.1.2.2 Central technical services

1.1.2.3 Genealogical records

1.1.2.4 District offices

1.1.2.5 Decentralised services

1.1.2.6 Courts registers

1.1.2.7 Other records

1.1.2.8 Diplomatic representatives