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

Guide to Birstein 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
Birstein 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 Birstein.

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

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 begin in 1657.


 * 1657-1697 Church records 1657-1697 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1697-1756 Church records 1697-1756 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1756-1800 Church records 1756-1800 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1800-1831 Church records 1800-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1875 Baptisms 1830-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1876-1941 Baptisms 1876-1941 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1984 Confirmations 1831-1984 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1935 Marriages 1830-1935 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1936-1980 Marriages 1936-1980 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1915 Burials 1830-1915 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1916-2012 Burials 1916-2012 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1756-1800 Index baptisms 1756-1800 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1800-1830 Index baptisms 1800-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1756-1800 Index marriages and burials 1756-1800 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1800-1830 Index marriages and burials 1800-1830 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Birstein 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