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

Guide to Haddamar 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
Haddamar 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 Haddamar.

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

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 Haddamar was established in 1738. Prior to 1738, Haddamar belonged to the parish Geismar.


 * 1738-1830 Church records 1738-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1957 Baptisms 1830-1957 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1976 Confirmations 1831-1976 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1975 Marriages 1830-1975 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1974 Burials 1830-1974 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Haddamar 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