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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Loshausen 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 Loshausen.

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

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.

Lutheran
The parish of Loshausen was established in 1773. Prior to 1773, Loshausen belonged to the parish of Zella.


 * 1773-1831 Church records 1773-1831 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1859 Church records 1830-1859 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1859-1889 Church records 1859-1889 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1872 Baptisms 1830-1872 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1872-1928 Baptisms 1872-1928 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1888-1928 Confirmations and marriages 1888-1928 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1909-1981 Confirmations 1909-1981 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1928-2005 Marriages 1928-2005 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1885-1930 Burials 1885-1930 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Loshausen began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet.

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