Freienhagen Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Freienhagen 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 Freienhagen.

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

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.

Freienhagen
Church records begin in 1722.


 * 1722-1755 Church records 1722-1755 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1755-1803 Church records 1755-1803 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1804-1829 Church records 1804-1829 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1902 Church records 1830-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1777-1803 Baptisms 1777-1803 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1867 Baptisms 1832-1867 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1867-1902 Baptisms 1867-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1934 Baptisms 1903-1934 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1953 Confirmations 1903-1953 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1875 Marriage banns 1831-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1882 Marriages 1832-1882 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1883-1902 Marriages 1883-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1961 Marriages 1903-1961 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1774-1803 Burials 1774-1803 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1866 Burials 1832-1866 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1902 Burials 1866-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1987 Burials 1903-1987 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1900-2000 Family book 1900-2000 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1902 Index of church records 1822-1902 at Archion - images, ($)

Dehringhausen
Dehringhausen became part of the Freienhagen parish after the parish of Nieder-Waroldern was dissolved. For records prior to 1824, see Nieder-Waroldern church records in the parish of Ober-Waroldern.


 * 1824-1890 Church records 1824-1890 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1841 Church records 1832-1841 at Archion - images, ($); handwritten duplicate record
 * 1842-1856 Church records 1842-1856 at Archion - images, ($); handwritten duplicate record
 * 1857-1866 Church records 1857-1866 at Archion - images, ($); handwritten duplicate record
 * 1867-1875 Church records 1867-1875 at Archion - images, ($); handwritten duplicate record
 * 1832-1902 Baptisms 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1958 Baptisms 1903-1958 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-2001 Confirmations 1903-2001 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1980 Marriages 1903-1980 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-2001 Burials 1903-2001 at Archion - images, ($); death register
 * 1904-1918 Burials 1904-1918 at Archion - images, ($); burial register
 * 1900-2000 Family book 1900-2000 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1824-1902 Index of church records 1824-1902 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Freienhagen 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