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

Guide to Singlis 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
Singlis 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 Singlis.

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

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.

Singlis
The parish of Singlis was established in 1697. Prior to 1697, Singlis belonged to the parish of Lendorf (see below).


 * 1697-1789 Church records 1697-1789 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1789-1830 Church records 1789-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1903 Baptisms 1830-1903 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1996 Confirmations 1831-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1950 Marriages 1830-1950 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1960 Burials 1831-1960 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1960-2013 Burials 1960-2013 at Archion - images, ($)

Lendorf

 * 1599-1697 Church records 1599-1697 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1996 Baptisms 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1996 Confirmations 1831-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1996 Marriages 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1996 Burials 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Singlis 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