Wrexen Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Wrexen 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 Wrexen.

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

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.

Lutheran
The parish of Wrexen was established in 1686. Prior to 1686, Wrexen belonged to the parish of Rhoden.


 * 1686-1712 Church records 1686-1712 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1712-1794 Church records 1712-1794 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1794-1866 Church records 1794-1866 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1874 Baptisms 1832-1874 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1875-1902 Baptisms 1875-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1927 Baptisms 1903-1927 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1962 Confirmations 1866-1962 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1936 Confirmations 1903-1936 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1826-1875 Marriages 1826-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1952 Marriages 1903-1952 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1893 Burials 1832-1893 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1893-1902 Burials 1893-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1965 Burials 1903-1965 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1966-2007 Burials 1966-2007 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1850-1878 Family book 1850-1878 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1920-1927 Family book 1920-1927 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1902 Index of church records 1822-1902 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Wrexen 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