Wernswig Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Wernswig Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Wernswig has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Wernswig.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Wernswig.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Wernswig
Church records begin in 1644.


 * 1644-1744 Church records 1644-1744 at Archion - images ($); handwritten copy made in 20th century, includes index
 * 1644-1745 Church records 1644-1745 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1745-1772 Church records 1745-1772 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1898 Baptisms 1830-1898 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1973 Confirmations 1831-1973 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1951 Marriages 1830-1951 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1950 Burials 1830-1950 at Archion - images ($)

Sondheim

 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1976 Baptisms 1830-1976 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1996 Confirmations 1831-1996 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1996 Marriages 1830-1996 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1976 Burials 1830-1976 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Wernswig began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck