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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Hombressen 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 Hombressen.

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

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.

French Reformed
The French Reformed residents of Hombressen belonged to the French Reformed community in Carlsdorf near Hofgeismar.

Lutheran
Church records begin in 1639.


 * 1639-1699 Church records 1639-1699 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1700-1773 Church records 1700-1773 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1774-1803 Church records 1774-1803 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1804-1830 Church records 1804-1830 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1830-1850 Baptisms 1830-1850 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1850-1884 Baptisms 1850-1884 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1858-1875 Baptisms 1858-1875 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1884-1941 Baptisms 1884-1941 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1831-1901 Confirmations 1831-1901 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1902-1969 Confirmations 1902-1969 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1830-1869 Marriages 1830-1869 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1869-1930 Marriages 1869-1930 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1931-1993 Marriages 1931-1993 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1830-1857 Burials 1830-1857 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1857-1918 Copy of burials 1857-1918 at Archion- images, ($); record kept by cantor
 * 1858-1875 Burials 1858-1875 at Archion- images, ($)
 * 1918-1999 Burials 1918-1999 at Archion- images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hombressen 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