1500s

1530

Volkszählung im Hochstift Speyer 1530.  Beschreibung aller leigeignen Leuth in- undt ausserhalb, dem Hochstift zugehörig, sub Philippo II ao 1530.  Ludwigshafen am Rhein: Pfälzisch-Rheinische Familienkunde e.V.

[Family History Library 943.43 B4sb no. 19].

The Hochstift Speyer was a large ecclesiastical estate that included many of the areas in the Pfalz, Baden, and the Elsass.  In 1530 a census of the population was taken.  This source identifies many heads of households within this jurisdiction.  Widows are also included as well as the number of children in the household.   

Places included in the census: Alsterweiler, Aschbach (Alsace), Bornheim b. Landau, Diedesfeld, Edenkoben, Eschbach, Geinsheim, Gleiszellen, and others.