Vasbeck Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Vasbeck Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Vasbeck 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 Vasbeck.

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

Church Records
Church records for Waldeck and Pyrmont 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.

Vasbeck
Church records begin in 1655.


 * 1655-1898 Church records 1655-1898 at Archion - images ($); includes deaths of pastors from 1755, official orders, donations, communicants 1768-1830
 * 1662-1723 Church records 1662-1723 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1710-1796 Church records 1710-1796 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1797-1892 Church records 1797-1892 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1889 Baptisms 1832-1889 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1890-1903 Baptisms 1890-1903 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1942 Baptisms 1903-1942 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1854-1902 Confirmations 1854-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1958 Marriages 1903-1958 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1969 Burials 1903-1969 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1904-1932 Burials 1904-1932 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1862-1921 Family book 1862-1921 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Index of church records 1832-1902 at Archion - images ($)

Massenhausen
Church records begin in 1651. Massenhausen parish was united with the Vasbeck parish in 1813.


 * 1651-1752 Church records 1651-1752 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1753-1829 Church records 1753-1829 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1803-1902 Church records 1803-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1889 Baptisms 1832-1889 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1890-1902, 1946-1958 Baptisms, marriages and family book 1890-1902, 1946-1958 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1933 Baptisms 1903-1933 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1943 Confirmations 1903-1943 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1942 Marriages 1903-1942 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1975 Burials 1903-1975 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1904-1932 Burials 1904-1932 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1862-1906 Family book 1862-1906 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1651-1821 Index of church records 1651-1821 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1822-1902 Index of church records 1822-1902 at Archion - images ($)

Jewish Records
Jewish Records for Waldeck and Pyrmont are held at the Hessian Main State Archive in Wiesbaden, Germany. The following digitized records are available in the Hessian Vital Records collection in LAGIS (Hessian Regional History Information System). These records have been indexed by JewishGen and can be searched for in their JewishGen German Collection database. Results are found in The Hessen Gatermann Index database. For help with understanding the Hebrew calendar dates click here.


 * 1859-1866 Births, marriages and deaths 1859-1866 at LAGIS - images; includes Herbsen, Dehausen, Wrexen, Schmillinghausen, Helsen, Külte, Mengeringhausen, Rhoden, Landau, Arolsen, Vasbeck, Helmighausen
 * 1861-1875 Births and Marriages 1861-1875 at LAGIS - images

Additional records for Jewish residents of Vasbeck might also be included in the Adorf Jewish community records.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Vasbeck began in January 1876.

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

Pyrmont
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library Lower Saxony State and University Library in Göttingen Hanover State Church Archives Lower Saxony Society of Family History Lower Saxony State Archive Paderborn Archdiocese Archive

Waldeck
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Hessian State Archives Paderborn Archdiocese Archive Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck Waldeck Bibliography