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

Guide to Röddenau 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
Röddenau 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 Röddenau.

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

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
Church records being in 1642.


 * 1642-1727 Church records 1642-1727 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1727-1774 Church records 1727-1774 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1774-1824 Church records 1774-1824 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1824-1847 Church records 1824-1847 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1855 Baptisms 1830-1855 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1856-1916 Baptisms 1856-1916 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1929-1986 Confirmations 1929-1986 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1855 Confirmations, marriages and burials 1830-1855 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1855-1928 Confirmations and marriages 1855-1928 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1927-1972 Marriages 1927-1972 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1856-1918 Burials 1856-1918 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1919-2000 Burials 1919-2000 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed
The parish of Röddenau for the Reformed residents was established in 1692. Prior to 1692, the Reformed residents belonged to Frankenberg.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Röddenau 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