Kassel Parishes, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Kassel 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 Kassel.

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

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.

Altstädter Gemeinde

 * 1565-1598 Church records 1565-1598 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1599-1622 Church records 1599-1622 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1623-1684 Church records 1623-1684 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1627-1675 Church records 1627-1675 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1679-1717 Church records 1679-1717 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1943-1945 Church records 1943-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1718-1736 Baptisms and confirmations 1718-1736 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1840-1845 Baptisms 1840-1845 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1855-1870 Baptisms 1855-1870 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1871-1881 Baptisms 1871-1881 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1881-1888 Baptisms 1881-1888 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1888-1899 Baptisms 1888-1899 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1900-1904 Baptisms 1900-1904 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1904-1909 Baptisms 18904-1909 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1909-1914 Baptisms 1909-1914 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1868 Confirmations 1830-1868 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1869-1900 Confirmations 1869-1900 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1901-1909 Confirmations 1901-1909 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1909-1922 Confirmations 1909-1922 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1822-1943a Confirmations 1922-1943a8 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1922-1943b Confirmations 1922-1943b at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1679-1717 Marriages and burials 1679-1717 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1718-1736 Marriages and burials 1718-1736 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1840-1870 Marriages 1840-1870 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1871-1889 Marriages 1871-1889 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1890-1904 Marriages 1890-1904 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1905-1915 Marriages 1905-1915 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1915-1926 Marriages 1915-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1932 Marriages 1926-1932 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1933-1941 Marriages 1933-1941 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1942-1943 Marriages 1942-1943 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1952 Marriages 1946-1952 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1842 Burials 1830-1842 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1843-1863 Burials 1843-1863 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1864-1875 Burials 1864-1875 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1876-1886 Burials 1876-1886 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1886-1895 Burials 1886-1895 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1896-1904 Burials II Bezirk 1896-1904 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1905-1915 Burials 1905-1915 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1915-1926 Burials 1915-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1942 Burials 1926-1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1955 Burials 1946-1955 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1956-1979 Burials 1956-1979 at Archion – images, ($)

Brasselsberg

 * 1954-1962 Burials 1954-1962 at Archion – images, ($)

Französische Gemeinde

 * 1830-1867 Baptisms 1830-1867 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1780-1830 Confirmations 1780-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1832-1867 Confirmations 1832-1867 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1808-1812 Civil marriage status 1808-1812 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1867 Marriages 1831-1867 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1867 Burials 1830--1867 at Archion – images, ($)

Freiheiter Gemeinde (St. Martin/Martinskirche)
Record loss due to WWII includes church records between 1740 and 1830 (confirmations and burials) and 1839/1840 (baptisms and marriages).


 * 1839-1844 Church records 1600-1634 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1850 Church records 1661-1703 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1851-1855 Church records 1704-1740 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1856-1860 Church records 1943-1945a at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1861-1865 Church records 1943-1945b at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1635-1660 Baptisms and confirmations 1635-1660 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1839-1844 Baptisms 1839-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1850 Baptisms 1849-1850 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1851-1855 Baptisms 1851-1855 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1856-1860 Baptisms 1856-1860 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1861-1865 Baptisms 1861-1865 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1866-1869 Baptisms 1866-1869 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1871-1873 Baptisms 1871-1873 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1876-1881 Baptisms 1876-1881 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1881-1886 Baptisms 1881-1886 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1886-1893 Baptisms 1886-1893 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1893-1897 Baptisms 1893-1897 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1897-1900 Baptisms 1897-1900 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1900-1903 Baptisms 1900-1903 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1903-1906 Baptisms 1903-1906 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1906-1909 Baptisms 1906-1909 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1909-1911 Baptisms 1909-1911 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1911-1914 Baptisms 1911-1914 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1848 Confirmations 1839-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1875 Confirmations 1849-1850 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1875-1898 Confirmations 1839-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1895-1927 Confirmations 1849-1850 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1899-1906 Confirmations 1839-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1906-1912 Confirmations 1849-1850 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1912-1919 Confirmations 1839-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1919-1925 Confirmations 1849-1850 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1924-1928 Confirmations 1839-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1925-1928 Confirmations 1849-1850 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1600-1634 Marriages and burials 1600-1634 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1635-1660 Marriages and burials 1635-1660 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1840-1860 Marriages 1840-1860 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1861-1873 Marriages 1861-1873 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1877-1888 Marriages 1877-1888 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1888-1898 Marriages 1888-1898 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1898-1903 Marriages 1898-1903 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1904-1909 Marriages 1904-1909 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1909-1915 Marriages 1909-1915 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1913-1938 Marriages 1913-1938 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1915-1920 Marriages 1915-1920 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1920-1926 Marriages 1920-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1929 Marriages 1926-1929 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1930-1933 Marriages 1930-1933 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1934-1937 Marriages 1934-1937 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1938-1943 Marriages 1938-1943 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1948 Marriages 1946-1948 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1948-1966 Marriages 1948-1966 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1837 Burials 1830-1837 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1837-1843 Burials 1837-1843 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1843-1851 Burials 1843-1851 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1852-1859 Burials 1852-1859 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1859-1864 Burials 1859-1864 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1864-1869 Burials 1864-1869 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1869-1876 Burials 1869-1876 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1876-1883 Burials 1876-1883 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1883-1896 Burials 1883-1896 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1896-1903 Burials 1896-1903 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1904-1909 Burials 1904-1909 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1909-1914 Burials 1909-1914 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1915-1924 Burials 1915-1924 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1924-1926 Burials 1924-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1933 Burials 1926-1933 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1938-1942 Burials 1938-1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1957 Burials 1946-1957 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1839-1881 Baptism index 1839-1881 at Archion – images, ($)

Auferstehungskirche

 * 1943-1945 Marriages 1943-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1943-1945 Burials 1943-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1952 Burials 1946-1952 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1958-1977 Burials 1958-1977 at Archion – images, ($)

Dreifaltigkeitskirche

 * 1948-1943 Church records 1938-1943 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1954-1963 Burials 1954-1963 at Archion – images, ($)

Erlöserkirche

 * 1931-1945 Marriages 1931-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1951 Marriages 1946-1951 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1951-1960 Marriages 1951-1960 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1931-1945 Burials 1931-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1955 Burials 1946-1955 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1956-1972 Burials 1956-1972 at Archion – images, ($)

Entbindungs- und Armenanstalt

 * 1815-1822 Church records 1815-1822 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1822-1831 Baptisms 1822-1831 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1832-1846 Baptisms 1832-1846 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1856 Baptisms 1849-1856 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1856-1895 Baptisms 1856-1895 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1896-1925 Baptisms 1896-1925 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1862 Burials 1831-1862 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1862-1887 Burials 1862-1887 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1887-1926 Burials 1887-1926 at Archion – images, ($)

Entbindungsanstalt

 * 1810 Church records 1810 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1812 Church records 1812 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1813 Church records 1813 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1809 Baptisms 1809 at Archion – images, ($)

Findel- und Accouchirhaus

 * 1764-1779 Church records 1764-1779 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1779-1814 Church records 1779-1814 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Kassel 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