Kassel Parishes, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Kassel 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 Cassel.

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

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.

Friedenskirche
Church records begin in 1917. See Lutherkirche church records below for earlier records.


 * 1943-1945 Church records 1943-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1951 Burials 1946-1951 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1951-1963 Burials 1951-1963 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1964-1975 Burials 1964-1975 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1976-1991 Burials 1976-1991 at Archion – images ($)

Friedenskirche District 1


 * 1944-1946a Church records 1944-1946a at Archion – images ($)
 * 1925-1941 Marriages 1925-1941 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1950 Marriages 1946-1950 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1931-1944 Burials 1931-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1950 Burials 1946-1950 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1950-1962 Burials 1950-1962 at Archion – images ($)

Friedenskirche District 2


 * 1944-1946 b Church records 1944-1946 b at Archion – images ($)
 * 1931-1944 Marriages 1931-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1963 Marriages 1946-1963 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1939-1944 Burials 1939-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1953 Burials 1946-1953 at Archion – images ($)

Lutherkirche
Church records being in 1808.


 * 1808 Church records 1808 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1809 Church records 1809 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1810 Church records 1810 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1811 Church records 1811 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1812 Church records 1812 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1837 Church records 1831-1837 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1943-1945 a Church records 1943-1945 a at Archion – images ($)
 * 1943-1945 b Church records 1943-1945 b at Archion – images ($); Alte lutherische Kirche
 * 1831-1875 Baptisms 1831-1875 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1838-1848 Baptisms 1838-1848 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1853 Baptisms 1849-1853 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1854-1860 Baptisms 1854-1860 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1861-1870 Baptisms 1861-1870 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1871-1875 Baptisms 1871-1875 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1875-1879 Baptisms 1875-1879 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1879-1883 Baptisms 1879-1883 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1883-1887 Baptisms 1883-1887 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1887-1890 Baptisms 1887-1890 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1890-1893 Baptisms 1890-1893 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1893-1895 Baptisms 1893-1895 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1895-1897 Baptisms 1895-1897 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1897-1900 Baptisms 1897-1900 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1900-1902 Baptisms 1900-1902 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1902-1904 Baptisms 1902-1904 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1906 Baptisms 1904-1906 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1917 Baptisms 1904-1917 at Archion – images ($); Wehlheiden district (Friedenskirche)
 * 1906-1909 Baptisms 1906-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1911 Baptisms 1909-1911 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1911-1913 Baptisms 1911-1913 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1912-1930 Baptisms 1912-1930 at Archion – images ($); South district
 * 1831-1852 Confirmations 1831-1852 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1853-1888 Confirmations 1853-1888 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1889-1901 Confirmations 1889-1901 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1906 Confirmations 1901-1906 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1907-1914 Confirmations 1907-1914 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1914-1922 Confirmations 1914-1922 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1922-1934 Confirmations 1922-1934 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1848 Marriages 1831-1848 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1860 Marriages 1849-1860 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1861-1870 Marriages 1861-1870 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1871-1880 Marriages 1871-1880 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1882-1889 Marriages 1882-1889 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1890-1900 Marriages 1890-1900 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1900-1904 Marriages 1900-1904 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1909 Marriages 1904-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1925 Marriages 1904-1925 at Archion – images ($); Wehlheiden district (Friedenskirche)
 * 1904-1931 Marriages 1904-1931 at Archion – images ($); West district
 * 1909-1913 Marriages 1909-1913 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1914-1920 Marriages 1914-1920 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1920-1923 Marriages 1920-1923 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1923-1926 Marriages 1923-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1926-1928 Marriages 1926-1928 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1929-1933 Marriages 1929-1933 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1933-1938 Marriages 1933-1938 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1938-1944 Marriages 1938-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1948 Marriages 1946-1948 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1949-1958 Marriages 1949-1958 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1839 Burials 1830-1839 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1840-1850 Burials 1840-1850 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1851-1862 Burials 1851-1862 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1862-1870 Burials 1862-1870 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1870-1876 Burials 1870-1876 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1877-1885 Burials 1877-1885 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1886-1890 Burials 1886-1890 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1890-1895 Burials 1890-1895 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1895-1900 Burials 1895-1900 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1904 Burials 1901-1904 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1930 Burials 1904-1930 at Archion – images ($); Wehlheiden district (Friedenskirche)
 * 1905-1909 Burials 1905-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1913 Burials 1909-1913 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1914-1920 Burials 1914-1920 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1920-1926 Burials 1920-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1926-1931 Burials 1926-1931 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1931-1939 Burials 1931-1939 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1940-1942 Burials 1940-1942 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1954-1969 Burials 1954-1969 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1808-1830 Index of church records 1808-1830 at Archion – images ($)

Altstadt
Church records begin in 1565.


 * 1565-1598 Church records 1565-1598 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1599-1622 Church records 1599-1622 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1623-1684 Church records 1623-1684 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1627-1675 Church records 1627-1675 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1679-1717 Church records 1679-1717 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1943-1945 Church records 1943-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1718-1736 Baptisms and confirmations 1718-1736 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1840-1845 Baptisms 1840-1845 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1855-1870 Baptisms 1855-1870 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1871-1881 Baptisms 1871-1881 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1881-1888 Baptisms 1881-1888 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1888-1899 Baptisms 1888-1899 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1900-1904 Baptisms 1900-1904 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1909 Baptisms 1904-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1914 Baptisms 1909-1914 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1868 Confirmations 1830-1868 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1869-1900 Confirmations 1869-1900 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1909 Confirmations 1901-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1922 Confirmations 1909-1922 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1922-1943 b Confirmations 1922-1943 b at Archion – images ($)
 * 1679-1717 Marriages and burials 1679-1717 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1718-1736 Marriages and burials 1718-1736 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1840-1870 Marriages 1840-1870 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1871-1889 Marriages 1871-1889 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1890-1904 Marriages 1890-1904 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1905-1915 Marriages 1905-1915 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1915-1926 Marriages 1915-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1926-1932 Marriages 1926-1932 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1933-1941 Marriages 1933-1941 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1942-1943 Marriages 1942-1943 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1952 Marriages 1946-1952 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1842 Burials 1830-1842 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1843-1863 Burials 1843-1863 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1864-1875 Burials 1864-1875 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1876-1886 Burials 1876-1886 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1886-1895 Burials 1886-1895 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1896-1904 Burials 1896-1904 at Archion – images ($); Atlstadt 2. district
 * 1905-1915 Burials 1905-1915 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1915-1926 Burials 1915-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1926-1942 Burials 1926-1942 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1955 Burials 1946-1955 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1956-1979 Burials 1956-1979 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1822-1943 a Index of confirmations 1922-1943 a at Archion – images ($)

French Reformed
Earlier records may be included with the Altstadt parish records above.


 * 1830-1867 Baptisms 1830-1867 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1780-1830 Confirmations 1780-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1832-1867 Confirmations 1832-1867 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1808-1812 Civil marriages 1808-1812 at Archion – images ($); copies of records, white writing on dark background
 * 1831-1867 Marriages 1831-1867 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1867 Burials 1830-1867 at Archion – images ($)

Freiheiter parish (St. Martin/Martinskirche)
Church records begin in 1600. Record loss due to WWII includes church records between 1740 and 1830 (confirmations and burials) and 1839/1840 (baptisms and marriages).


 * 1600-1634 Church records 1600-1634 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1661-1703 Church records 1661-1703 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1704-1740 Church records 1704-1740 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1943-1945 a Church records 1943-1945 a at Archion – images ($); Martinskirche
 * 1943-1945 b Church records 1943-1945 b at Archion – images ($); Auferstehungskirche and Zionskirche
 * 1635-1660 Baptisms and confirmations 1635-1660 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1639-1844 Baptisms 1839-1844 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1850 Baptisms 1849-1850 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1851-1855 Baptisms 1851-1855 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1856-1860 Baptisms 1856-1860 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1861-1865 Baptisms 1861-1865 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1866-1869 Baptisms 1866-1869 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1871-1873 Baptisms 1871-1873 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1876-1881 Baptisms 1876-1881 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1881-1886 Baptisms 1881-1886 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1886-1893 Baptisms 1886-1893 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1893-1897 Baptisms 1893-1897 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1897-1900 Baptisms 1897-1900 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1900-1903 Baptisms 1900-1903 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1903-1906 Baptisms 1903-1906 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1906-1909 Baptisms 1906-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1911 Baptisms 1909-1911 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1911-1914 Baptisms 1911-1914 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1848 Confirmations 1831-1848 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1875 Confirmations 1849-1875 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1875-1898 Confirmations 1875-1898 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1895-1927 Confirmations 1895-1927 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1899-1906 Confirmations 1899-1906 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1906-1912 Confirmations 1906-1912 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1912-1919 Confirmations 1912-1919 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1919-1925 Confirmations 1919-1925 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1924-1928 Confirmations 1924-1928 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1925-1928 Confirmations 1925-1928 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1600-1634 Marriages and burials 1600-1634 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1635-1660 Marriages and burials 1635-1660 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1840-1860 Marriages 1840-1860 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1861-1873 Marriages 1861-1873 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1877-1888 Marriages 1877-1888 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1888-1898 Marriages 1888-1898 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1898-1903 Marriages 1898-1903 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1909 Marriages 1904-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1915 Marriages 1909-1915 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1913-1938 Marriages 1913-1938 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1915-1920 Marriages 1915-1920 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1920-1926 Marriages 1920-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1926-1929 Marriages 1926-1929 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1930-1933 Marriages 1930-1933 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1934-1937 Marriages 1934-1937 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1938-1943 Marriages 1938-1943 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1948 Marriages 1946-1948 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1948-1966 Marriages 1948-1966 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1837 Burials 1830-1837 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1837-1843 Burials 1837-1843 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1843-1851 Burials 1843-1851 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1852-1859 Burials 1852-1859 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1859-1864 Burials 1859-1864 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1864-1869 Burials 1864-1869 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1869-1876 Burials 1869-1876 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1876-1883 Burials 1876-1883 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1883-1896 Burials 1883-1896 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1896-1903 Burials 1896-1903 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1909 Burials 1904-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1914 Burials 1909-1914 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1915-1924 Burials 1915-1924 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1924-1926 Burials 1924-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1926-1933 Burials 1926-1933 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1938-1942 Burials 1938-1942 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1957 Burials 1946-1957 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1839-1881 Index of baptism 1839-1881 at Archion – images ($)

Oberneustadt - Karlskirche
Church records begin in 1700.


 * 1700-1780 Church records 1700-1780 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1858-1917 Church records 1858-1917 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1847 Baptisms 1830-1847 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1860 Baptisms 1849-1860 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1861-1877 Baptisms 1861-1877 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1879-1887 Baptisms 1879-1887 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1888-1906 Baptisms 1888-1906 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1907-1921 Baptisms 1907-1921 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1907-1929 Baptisms 1907-1929 at Archion – images ($); district IV
 * 1831-1869 Confirmations 1831-1869 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1870-1909 Confirmations 1870-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1910-1926 Confirmations 1910-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1925-1944 Confirmations 1925-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1847 Marriages 1830-1847 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1853-1870 Marriages 1853-1870 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1871-1881 Marriages 1871-1881 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1882-1902 Marriages 1882-1902 at Archion – images ($)
 * Marriages 1892-1902 are available at the archive
 * 1903-1921 Marriages 1903-1921 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1907-1935 Marriages 1907-1935 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1922-1926 Marriages 1922-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1926-1932 Marriages 1926-1932 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1933-1937 Marriages 1933-1937 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1935-1945 Marriages 1935-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1937-1944 Marriages 1937-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1953 Marriages 1946-1953 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1851 Burials 1830-1851 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1852-1871 Burials 1852-1871 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1872-1892 Burials 1872-1892 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1892-1918 Burials 1892-1918 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1918-1926 Burials 1918-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1925-1945 Burials 1925-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1926-1934 Burials 1926-1934 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1952 Burials 1946-1952 at Archion – images ($)

Südstadt
The Südstadt parish was established in 1933. From 1930-1933 it was the Aue-south district of the Oberneustadt parish. From 1919-1930 it was the south district of the Lutherkirche parish.


 * 1920-1954 Confirmations 1920-1954 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1919-1944 Marriages 1919-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1919-1945 Burials 1919-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1934-1944 Burials 1934-1944 at Archion – images ($); North district
 * 1954-1960 Burials 1954-1960 at Archion – images ($); Johanneskirche district
 * 1961-1973 Burials 1961-1973 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1974-1989 Burials 1974-1989 at Archion – images ($)

Unterneustadt
Church records begin in 1588.


 * 1588-1630 Church records 1588-1630 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1697-1748 Church records 1697-1748 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1782-1802 Church records 1782-1802 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1851-1887 Church records 1851-1887 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1943-1945 Church records 1943-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1855 Baptisms 1849-1855 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1856-1876 Baptisms 1856-1876 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1876-1889 Baptisms 1876-1889 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1889-1899 Baptisms 1889-1899 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1899-1908 Baptisms 1899-1908 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1908-1920 Baptisms 1908-1920 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1853 Confirmations 1831-1853 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1854-1893 Confirmations 1854-1893 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1894-1906 Confirmations 1894-1906 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1907-1918 Confirmations 1907-1918 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1919-1938 Confirmations 1919-1938 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1853-1875 Marriages 1853-1875 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1876-1892 Marriages 1876-1892 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1893-1913 Marriages 1893-1913 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1913-1926 Marriages 1913-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1925-1943 a Marriages 1925-1943 a at Archion – images ($); district I
 * 1925-1943 b Marriages 1925-1943 b at Archion – images ($); district II
 * 1925-1943 c Marriages 1925-1943 c at Archion – images ($); district III
 * 1926-1936 Marriages 1926-1936 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1957 Marriages 1946-1957 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1841 Burials 1830-1841 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1841-1848 Burials 1841-1848 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1848-1863 Burials 1848-1863 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1863-1874 Burials 1863-1874 at Archion – images ($); copy - dark images (white writing on black)
 * 1863-1886 Burials 1863-1886 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1875-1886 Burials 1875-1886 at Archion – images ($); copy - dark images (white writing on black)
 * 1886-1898 Burials 1886-1898 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1898-1909 Burials 1898-1909 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1909-1926 Burials 1909-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1925-1943 a Burials 1925-1943 a at Archion – images ($); district I
 * 1925-1943 b Burials 1925-1943 b at Archion – images ($); district II
 * 1925-1943 c Burials 1925-1943 c at Archion – images ($); district III
 * 1946-1964 Burials 1946-1964 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1810 Civil register 1810 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1811 Civil register 1811 at Archion – images ($); includes births, marriages, deaths, paternity acknowledgement, and divorce records

Auferstehungskirche

 * 1943-1945 Marriages 1943-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1943-1945 Burials 1943-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1952 Burials 1946-1952 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1958-1977 Burials 1958-1977 at Archion – images ($)

Brasselsberg - Emmauskirche

 * 1954-1962 Burials 1954-1962 at Archion – images ($)

Dreifaltigkeitskirche

 * 1948-1943 Church records 1938-1943 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1954-1963 Burials 1954-1963 at Archion – images ($)

Fasanenhof - Erlöserkirche

 * 1931-1945 Marriages 1931-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1951 Marriages 1946-1951 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1951-1960 Marriages 1951-1960 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1931-1945 Burials 1931-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1946-1955 Burials 1946-1955 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1956-1972 Burials 1956-1972 at Archion – images ($)

Kreuzkirche
The Kreuzkirche parish was established in 1933. Prior to 1933, Kreuzkirche belonged to the Oberneustadt parish. See Oberneustadt above for earlier records.


 * 1943-1945 a Church records 1943-1945 a at Archion – images ($); note book
 * 1943-1945 b Church records 1943-1945 b at Archion – images ($)
 * 1925-1954 Confirmations 1925-1954 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1948-1957 Marriages 1948-1957 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1938-1942 Burials 1938-1942 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1945-1955 Burials 1945-1955 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1954-1961 Burials 1954-1961 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1962-1983 Burials 1962-1983 at Archion – images ($)

Zionskirche
See Freiheiter parish above for earlier records.


 * 1954-1960 Burials 1954-1960 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1961-1977 Burials 1961-1977 at Archion – images ($)

Child birth institution
Church records begin in 1764.


 * 1764-1779 Church records 1764-1779 at Archion – images ($); includes foundlings
 * 1779-1814 Church records 1779-1814 at Archion – images ($); includes foundlings

Civil status records


 * 1810 Church records 1810 at Archion – images ($); civil status register, includes births, burials, and paternity acknowledgments
 * 1812 Church records 1812 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1813 Church records 1813 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1809 Baptisms 1809 at Archion – images ($)

United public institutions
In 1817 several public institutions (for the sick, poor, forced labor, and childbirth) were moved to the barracks outside the Wilhelmshöher gate.


 * 1815-1822 Church records 1815-1822 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1822-1831 Baptisms 1822-1831 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1832-1846 Baptisms 1832-1846 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1856 Baptisms 1849-1856 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1856-1895 Baptisms 1856-1895 at Archion – images ($); duplicate
 * 1896-1925 Baptisms 1896-1925 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1862 Burials 1831-1862 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1862-1887 Burials 1862-1887 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1887-1926 Burials 1887-1926 at Archion – images ($)

State hospital

 * 1870-1887 Burials 1870-1887 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1888-1898 Burials 1888-1898 at Archion – images ($); includes Bettenhausen state hospital
 * 1898-1904 Burials 1898-1904 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1912 Burials 1904-1912 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1904-1917 Burials 1904-1917 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1917-1922 Burials 1917-1922 at Archion – images ($)

Court (Hofgemeinde)
Church records begin in 1623.


 * 1623-1689 Church records 1623-1689 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1680-1735 Extract of church records 1680-1735 at University Library Kassel - images; typed, section included in the monograph Die Kasseler Hofgemeinde zur Zeit des Landgrafen Karl
 * 1685-1739 Church records 1685-1739 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1685-1739 Baptisms 1685-1739 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1833-1850 Baptisms 1833-1850 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1851-1902 Baptisms 1851-1902 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1934 Confirmations 1831-1934 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1835-1903 Marriages 1835-1903 at Archion – images ($); duplicate copy
 * 1913-1926 Marriages 1913-1926 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1895 Burials 1830-1895 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1893 Burials 1831-1893 at Archion – images ($); handwritten copy
 * 1856-1870 Burials 1856-1870 at Archion – images ($); duplicate copy, Penitentiary (not part of Court)
 * 1896-1927 Burials 1896-1927 at Archion – images ($)

Military
Church records begin in 1666.


 * Church records 1666-1830 are available at the archive. See also Court parish records above.
 * 1866-1901 Church records 1866-1901 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1868-1883 Church records 1868-1883 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1868-1887 Church records 1868-1887 at Archion – images ($); duplicate
 * 1887-1900 Church records 1887-1900 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1889-1901 Church records 1889-1901 at Archion – images ($); 22nd Division
 * 1901-1909a Church records 1901-1909a at Archion – images ($)
 * 1833-1842 Baptisms 1833-1842 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1843-1851 Baptisms 1843-1851 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1852-1865 Baptisms 1852-1865 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1931 Baptisms 1901-1931 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1944 Confirmations 1901-1944 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1833-1865 Marriages 1833-1865 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1922 Marriages 1901-1922 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1922-1940 Marriages 1922-1940 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1940-1945 Marriages 1940-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1813 Burials 1813 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1833-1848 Burials 1833-1848 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1849-1865 Burials 1849-1865 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1945 Burials 1901-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1901-1909b Index of church records 1901-1909b at Archion – images ($)

Jewish Records
Jewish Records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Hessian Main State Archive in Wiesbaden, Germany. The following digitized records are available in the Hessian Vital Records collection in LAGIS (Hessian Regional History Information System). These records have been indexed by JewishGen and can be searched for in their JewishGen German Collection database. Results are found in The Hessen Gatermann Index database. For help with understanding the Hebrew calendar dates click here.


 * 1808 Births, marriages, deaths 1808 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes index
 * 1809 Births, marriages, deaths 1809 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes index
 * 1810 Births, marriages, deaths 1810 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes index
 * 1811 Births, marriages, deaths 1811 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes index
 * 1812 Births, marriages, deaths 1812 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes index
 * 1813 Births, marriages, deaths 1813 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1824-1839Births 1824-1839 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1857-1869 Births 1857-1884 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; 2 parts, includes index
 * 1808 Marriages 1808 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1809 Marriages 1809 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1810 Marriages 1810 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes index
 * 1810-1811 Marriages 1810-1811 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; includes index
 * 1812 Marriages 1812 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1813 Marriages 1813 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1825-1846 Marriages 1825-1846 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1847-1886 Marriages 1847-1886 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1824-1846 Deaths 1824-1846 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1847-1881 Deaths 1847-1881 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1744 Expulsion of Jewish families 1744 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1808-1813 List of Jewish families in Kassel 1808-1813 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Kassel 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 Kassel University Library - ORKA