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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Eschenstruth 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 Eschenstruth.

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

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.

Eschenstruth
Church records begin in 1631.


 * 1631-1684 Church records 1631-1684 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1684-1772 Church records 1684-1772 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1773-1814 a Church records 1773-1814 a at Archion - images ($)
 * 1773-1814 b Copy of church records 1773-1814 b at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1841 Church records 1812-1841 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1878 Baptisms 1830-1878 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1736-1767 Marriages 1736-1767 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1767-1822 Marriages 1767-1822 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1823-1849 Marriages 1823-1849 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1929 Marriages 1830-1929 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1874 Marriages 1831-1874 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1900 Burials 1830-1900 at Archion - images ($)

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 * 1732-1737 Church records 1732-1737 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1801-1830 Church records 1801-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1890 Church records 1830-1890 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1858-1874 Church records 1858-1874 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1732-1801 Baptisms 1732-1801 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1737-1798 Confirmations 1737-1798 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1739-1801 Marriages 1739-1801 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1732-1801 Burials 1732-1801 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Eschenstruth 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