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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Fritzlar 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 Fritzlar.

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

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.

Fritzlar Parish I
The Lutheran parish of Fritzlar was established in 1830. Prior to 1830, most residents were Catholic.


 * 1956-1972 Additional church records 1956-1972 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1910 Baptisms 1830-1910 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1910-1952 Baptisms 1910-1952 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1960 Confirmations 1831-1960 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1951 Marriages 1830-1951 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1952-1973 Marriages 1952-1973 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1947 Burials 1830-1947 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1947-1967 Burials 1947-1967 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1968-1998 Burials 1968-1998 at Archion - images, ($)

Fritzlar Parish II

 * 1950-1968 Church records 1950-1968 at Archion - images, ($)

Rothhelmshausen-Ungedanken

 * 1852-1988 Church records 1852-1988 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1852-1875 Extract of church records 1852-1875 at Archion - images, ($); record kept by the teacher

Fritzlar

 * 1802-1832 Church records 1802-1832 at Archion - images, ($); darker image copy
 * 1802-1832 Church records 1802-1832 at Archion - images, ($); lighter image copy
 * 1867-1911 Church records 1867-1911 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1887-1945 Baptisms 1887-1945 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1888-1945 Marriages 1888-1945 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1888-1945 Burials 1888-1945 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Fritzlar 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