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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Kirchditmold 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 Kirchditmold.

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

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.

Weissenstein
Church records begin in 1624. The parish known as “Weißenstein” included the villages listed below.


 * 1624-1649 Church records 1624-1649 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1654-1702 Church records 1654-1702 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1702-1734 Church records 1702-1734 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1735-1753 Church records 1735-1753 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1834 Baptisms 1830-1834 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1835-1837 Baptisms 1835-1837 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1838-1842 Baptisms 1838-1842 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1843-1846 Baptisms 1843-1846 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1847-1848 Baptisms 1847-1848 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1844 Marriages 1830-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1845-1848 Marriages 1845-1848 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1834 Burials 1830-1834 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1835-1837 Burials 1835-1837 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1838-1844 Burials 1838-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1845-1848 Burials 1845-1848 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1848 Index of baptisms 1830-1848 at Archion – images, ($)

Kirchditmold

 * 1943-1945 Church records 1943-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1882 Baptisms 1849-1882 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1890-1912 Baptisms 1890-1912 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1920 Confirmations 1831-1920 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1921-1941 Confirmations 1921-1941 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1882 Marriages 1849-1882 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1891-1926 Marriages 1891-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1942 Marriages 1926-1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1949 Marriages 1946-1949 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1950-1961 Marriages 1950-1961 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1886 Burials 1830-1886 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1886-1926 Burials 1886-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1938-1942 Burials 1938-1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1944-1946 Burials 1944-1946 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1954 Burials 1946-1954 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1955-1970 Burials 1955-1970 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1971-1989 Burials 1971-1989 at Archion – images, ($)

Harleshausen

 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion – images, ($); includes Rothenditmold
 * 1888-1906 Church records 1888-1906 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1938-1945 Church records 1938-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1882 Baptisms 1849-1882 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1883-1912 Baptisms 1883-1912 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1912-1941 Baptisms 1912-1941 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1924 Confirmations 1831-1924 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1925-1955 Confirmations 1925-1955 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1882 Marriages 1849-1882 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1891-1930 Marriages 1891-1930 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1930-1937 Marriages 1930-1937 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1938-1955 Marriages 1938-1955 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1949 Marriages 1946-1949 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1950-1964 Marriages 1950-1964 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1883 Burials 1830-1883 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1883-1933 Burials 1883-1933 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1938-1958 Burials 1938-1958 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1955 Burials 1946-1955 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1954-1962 Burials 1954-1962 at Archion – images, ($); Jungfernkopf section of town
 * 1955-1973 Burials 1955-1973 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1974-1984 Burials 1974-1984 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1773-1830 Index of church records 1773-1830 at Archion – images, ($)

Rothenditmold

 * 1794-1830 Church records 1794-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1911-1966 Church records 1911-1966 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1943-1945 Church records 1943-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1878 Baptisms 1849-1878 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1878-1897 Baptisms 1878-1897 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1897-1907 Baptisms 1897-1907 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1907-1913 Baptisms 1907-1913 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1911 Confirmations 1830-1911 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1912-1925 Confirmations 1912-1925 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1951 Confirmations 1926-1951 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1882 Marriages 1849-1882 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1894-1924 Marriages 1894-1924 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1920-1926 Marriages 1920-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1938 Marriages 1926-1938 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1939-1942 Marriages 1939-1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1952 Marriages 1946-1952 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1891 Burials 1830-1891 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1891-1911 Burials 1891-1911 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1938-1942 Burials 1938-1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1959 Burials 1946-1959 at Archion – images, ($)

Wahlershausen

 * 1849-1880 Baptisms 1849-1880 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1880-1907 Baptisms 1880-1907 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1905 Confirmations 1831-1905 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1882 Marriages 1849-1882 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1869 Burials 1830-1869 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1869-1910 Burials 1869-1910 at Archion – images, ($)

Wehlheiden
Wehlheiden was established as an independent parish in 1888 and met in the Adventskirche.


 * 1858-1874 Church records 1858-1874 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1873-1894 Church records 1873-1894 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1943-1945 Church records 1943-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1834 Baptisms 1830-1834 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1858 Baptisms 1849-1858 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1873-1887 Baptisms 1873-1887 at Archion – images, ($); second copy
 * 1888-1899 Baptisms 1888-1899 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1899-1908 Baptisms 1899-1908 at Archion – images, ($); see also baptism records of Lutherkirche parish in Kassel
 * 1906-1929 Baptisms 1906-1929 at Archion – images, ($); West district
 * 1906-1931 Baptisms 1906-1931 at Archion – images, ($); East district
 * 1908-1919 Baptisms 1908-1919 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1909-1936 Baptisms 1909-1936 at Archion – images, ($); Middle district
 * 1831-1899 Confirmations 1831-1899 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1900-1909 Confirmations 1900-1909 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1910-1918 Confirmations 1910-1918 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1919-1931 Confirmations 1919-1931 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1925-1952 Confirmations 1925-1952 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1834 Marriages 1830-1834 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1849-1883 Marriages 1849-1883 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1884-1897 Marriages 1884-1897 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1897-1906 Marriages 1897-1906 at Archion – images, ($); see also marriage records of Lutherkirche parish in Kassel
 * 1906-1917 Marriages 1906-1917 at Archion – images, ($); East district
 * 1906-1935 Marriages 1906-1935 at Archion – images, ($); West district
 * 1909-1939 Marriages 1909-1939 at Archion – images, ($); Middle district
 * 1918-1926 Marriages 1918-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1934 Marriages 1926-1934 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1935-1943 Marriages 1935-1943 at Archion – images, ($); West district
 * 1940-1943 a Marriages 1940-1943 a at Archion – images, ($); Middle district
 * 1940-1943 b Marriages 1940-1943 b at Archion – images, ($); East district
 * 1946-1948 Marriages 1946-1948 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1949-1956 Marriages 1949-1956 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1860 Burials 1830-1860 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1861-1883 Burials 1861-1883 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1883-1898 Burials 1883-1898 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1898-1910 Burials 1898-1910 at Archion – images, ($); see also burial records of Lutherkirche parish in Kassel
 * 1906-1942 Burials 1906-1942 at Archion – images, ($); West district
 * 1906-1943 Burials 1906-1943 at Archion – images, ($); East district
 * 1909-1943 Burials 1909-1943 at Archion – images, ($); Middle district
 * 1910-1920 Burials 1910-1920 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1920-1926 Burials 1920-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1941 Burials 1926-1941 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1951 Burials 1946-1951 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1951-1963 Burials 1951-1963 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1964-1980 Burials 1964-1980 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registraton
Civil registration for Kirchditmold 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