Glückstadt Parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Glückstadt Parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
Glückstadt was founded in 1617 by King Christian IV of Denmark, acting as the Duke of Holstein. In 1649, the city became the capital of the Duchy of Holstein-Glückstadt; in 1773 it became the capital of all Holstein lands. In 1830 it was made a free port.

Jurisdictional Changes
Glückstadt has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:
 * 1617-1864: Duchy of Holstein, Denmark
 * 1864-1866: Austria
 * 1866-1944: Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia
 * 1944-present: State of Schleswig-Holstein

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Glückstadt.

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

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Northern Germany in Kiel, 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.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Glückstadt began in October 1874. Glückstack has its own civil registration office. Some records are available online:


 * births 1874-1904; marriages 1874-1934; deaths 1874-1984

For other civil registration records, start by contacting the civil registration office in Glückstadt.

Census Records
The Danish Crown conducted several censuses in the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. For more information about these censuses, see the FamilySearch Wiki article. The following censuses were taken for Glückstadt:
 * 1801
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1855

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Glückstadt. For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Related Sources
Glückstadt's website (in German) can be found here.