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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Dudenrode 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 Dudenrode.

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

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.

Dudenrode
Church records begin in 1633.


 * 1633-1695 Church records 1633-1695 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1695-1783 Church records 1695-1783 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1784-1832 Church records 1784-1832 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1851 Additional church records 1832-1851 at Archion - images ($), this is a notebook written by the pastor containing all events in the parish.
 * 1830-1986 Baptisms 1830-1986 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1986 Confirmations 1831-1986 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1986 Marriages 1830-1986 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1985 Burials 1830-1985 at Archion - images ($)

Hilgershausen

 * 1696-1783 Church records 1696-1783 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1784-1832 Church records 1784-1832 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1857-1874 Additional church records 1857-1874 at Archion - images ($), also includes Weissenbach
 * 1830-1986 Baptisms 1830-1986 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1986 Confirmations 1831-1986 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1986 Marriages 1830-1986 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1986 Burials 1830-1986 at Archion - images ($)

Weissenbach

 * 1695-1783 Church records 1695-1783 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1784-1832 Church records 1784-1832 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1986 Church records 1830-1986 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Dudenrode 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