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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Fulda 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 Fulda.

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

Locations within Fulda
Protestant parish included: Bieberstein, Bronnzell, Dipperz, Eichenzell

Catholic
Catholic church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Fulda Diocesan Archive in Fulda, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Matricula Online. You can learn how to use Matricula Online by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Christus der Erlöser
Church records begin in 1639.


 * 1639-1950 Church records 1639-1975 at Matricula Online - images

St. Blasius
Church records begin in 1587.


 * 1587-1931 Church records 1587-1968 at Matricula Online - images

Protestant
Protestant 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.

Fulda
The Reformed parish of Fulda was established in 1803. In 1818, it was united with the Lutheran parish.


 * 1803-1830 Church records 1803-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1863 Baptisms 1830-1863 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1864-1878 Baptisms 1864-1878 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1879-1904 Baptisms 1879-1904 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1905-1922 Baptisms 1905-1922 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1910 Confirmations 1831-1910 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1911-1946 Confirmations 1911-1946 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1873 Marriages 1830-1873 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1875 Marriages 1830-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1873-1908 Marriages 1873-1908 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1909-1949 Marriages 1909-1949 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1950-1961 Marriages 1950-1961 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1871 Burials 1830-1871 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1871-1900 Burials 1871-1900 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1901-1937 Burials 1901-1937 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1937-1959 Burials 1937-1959 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1959-1976 Burials 1959-1976 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1976-1985 Burials 1976-1985 at Archion - images, ($)

Bieberstein-Dipperz
See the parish of Dipperz for records for the Protestant parish of Bieberstein-Dipperz established in 1952.

Bronnzell-Eichenzell

 * 1970-2004 Burials 1970-2004 at Archion - images, ($)

Petersberg
The Protestant parish of Petersberg was established in 1954.


 * 1954-1999 Burials 1954-1999 at Archion - images, ($)

Catholic

 * 1764-1789 Baptisms and burials 1764-1789 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1773-1936 Baptisms and confirmations 1773-1936 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1830-1882 Baptisms 1830-1882 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1869-1876 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1869-1876 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1869-1941 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1869-1941 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1938-1939 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1938-1939 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1941-1944 Baptisms 1941-1944 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1786-1841 Marriages and burials 1786-1841 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1794-1800 Marriages 1794-1800 at Matricula Online - image
 * 1831-1886 Marriages 1831-1886 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1940-1945 Marriages 1940-1945 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1831-1870 Burials 1831-1870 at Matricula Online - images
 * 1941-1945 Burials 1941-1945 at Matricula Online - images

Protestant

 * 1928-1945 Church records 1928-1945 at Archion - images, ($)

Jewish Records
Records from many Jewish communities in Germany are included in the Germany collection of The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem (CAHJP) in Jerusalem, Israel. Records in the CAHJP collection can be searched in the online catalog at The National Library of Israel by clicking here. Enter the name of the community in the search field. Results can be filtered by selecting the topic Genealogy. An on-site visit may be required to view certain records. The following records are available at the archive.


 * Registers of births (1825-1899) and of families (ca. 1748-1830)
 * Register of marriages (1825-1900)
 * Register of deaths (1825-1899)
 * Register of deaths/burials (1906-1942)
 * List of Jews of Fulda and their newly chosen surnames (1811-1812)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Fulda 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