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

Guide to Mariendorf Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Mariendorf 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 Mariendorf.

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

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.

Mariendorf
Church records begin in 1709.


 * 1709-1750 Church records 1709-1750 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1751-1802 Church records 1751-1802 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1790-1830 Church records 1790-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2013 Baptisms 1830-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2012 Confirmations 1830-2012 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2012 Marriages 1830-2012 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2013 Burials 1830-2013at Archion - images, ($)

Udenhausen
Prior to 1840, Udenhausen belonged to the parish of Hombressen.


 * 1639-1699 Church records 1639-1699 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1700-1773 Church records 1700-1773 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1774-1825 Church records 1774-1825 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1826-1830 Church records 1826-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1857-1884 Church records 1857-1884 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1893 Baptisms 1830-1893 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1893-2013 Baptisms 1893-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1966 Confirmations 1830-1966 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1930 Marriages 1830-1930 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1931-1975 Marriages 1931-1975 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1917 Burials 1830-1917 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1918-2013 Burials 1918-2013 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Mariendorf 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