Illnhausen, Hesse, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Illnhausen, Hesse, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Illnhausen 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 Illnhausen.

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

Church Records
Church records for this part of the grand duchy of Hesse 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.

Illnhausen belonged to the parish of Kirchbracht in Hesse-Nassau, Prussia. Additional records for Illnhausen may be included in the parish records of Kirchbracht.

Reformed

 * 1720-1812 Church records 1720-1812 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1812-1835 Church records 1812-1835 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1836-1886 Baptisms 1836-1886 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1887-2010 Baptisms 1887-2010 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1836-2010 Confirmations 1836-2010 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1836-2009 Marriages 1836-2009 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1836-1891 Burials 1836-1891 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1892-2011 Burials 1892-2011 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Illnhausen began in January 1876. Hesse also kept civil registration between 1803 and 1815, during the Napoleonic occupation.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Hessian Family History Association Hessian Library Information System ‘’hebis’’ Hessian State Archives University and State Library Darmstadt University Library of Johann Christian Senckenberg (Frankfurt)