Bolshurst (77731 Willstätt), Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Bolshurst or Boltzhurst is a village that is now incorporated into the municipality of Willstätt.

Jurisdiction
From 1330 to 1803 a village in the the Administrative District (Amt) of Willstätt.

From the rule of Graf Philipp III (1504—1538) until the line was extinguished in 1736 in the Grafschaft Hanau-Lichtenberg.

From 1736 - 1803 a village in the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. In the 18th century Bolshurst was incorporated into Legelshurst.

Calendars
The authorities in Bolshurst have not always used the calendar that is in use today. The Gregorian calendar was introduced on 1 May 1682 in the Grafschaft of Hanau-Lichtenberg before that the Julian calendar was in use.

Church Records
Graf Philipp IV (ruled 1538—1590) of Hanau-Lichtenberg converted to the Lutheran faith and the Grafshaft became Lutheran during his reign.

The Lutheran Church books 1616-1962 for Legelshurst (that contain the records of Bolshurst) have been microfilmed and are available at FamilySearch.

The Church book duplicates for 1810-1870 are available on-line at the Staatsarchiv Freiburg, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg.
 * L 10 Nr. 2239 Legelshurst, Willstätt OG; Evangelische Gemeinde: Standesbuch 1810-1829
 * L 10 Nr. 2240 Legelshurst, Willstätt OG; Evangelische Gemeinde: Standesbuch 1830-1849
 * L 10 Nr. 2241 Legelshurst, Willstätt OG; Evangelische Gemeinde: Standesbuch 1850-1870