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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Hanau 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 Hanau.

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

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.

Johanneskirche
Church records begin in 1643.


 * 1643-1670 Church Records 1643-1670 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1671-1687 Baptisms, marriages, and burials 1671-1687 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1688-1707 Baptisms, marriages, and burials 1688-1707 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1708-1720 Baptisms, marriages, and burials 1708-1720 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1718-1729 Baptisms 1718-1729 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1730-1733 Baptisms 1730-1733 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1733-1751 Baptisms 1733-1751 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1752-1764 Baptisms 1752-1764 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1765-1767 Baptisms 1765-1767 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1768-1773 Baptisms 1768-1773 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1774-1780 Baptisms 1774-1780 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1781-1791 Baptisms 1781-1791 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1792-1804 Baptisms 1792-1804 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1805-1818 Baptisms 1805-1818 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1819-1830 Baptisms 1819-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1836 Baptisms 1830-1836 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1837-1843 Baptisms 1837-1843 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1844-1848 Baptisms 1844-1848 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1849-1856 Baptisms 1849-1856 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1857-1866 Baptisms 1857-1866 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1873 Baptisms 1866-1873 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1874-1881 Baptisms 1874-1881 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1882-1892 Baptisms 1882-1892 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1893-1902 Baptisms 1893-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1915 Baptisms 1903-1915 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1861 Confirmations 1831-1861 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1858-1891 Confirmations 1858-1891 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1892-1929 Confirmations 1892-1929 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1862 Marriage banns 1830-1862 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1862-1874 Marriage banns 1862-1874 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1725-1734 Marriages 1725-1734 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1734-1751 Marriages 1734-1752 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1752-1773 Marriages 1752-1773 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1774-1790 Marriages 1774-1790 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1791-1814 Marriages 1791-1814 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1815-1830 Marriages 1815-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1848 Marriages 1830-1848 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1849-1865 Marriages 1849-1865 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1878 Marriages 1866-1878 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1879-1902 Marriages 1879-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1923 Marriages 1903-1923 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1923-1935 Marriages 1923-1935 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1945-1950 Marriages 1945-1950 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1951-1965 Marriages 1951-1965 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1717-1733 Burials 1717-1733 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1734-1764 Burials 1734-1764 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1764-1767 Burials 1764-1767 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1768-1773 Burials 1768-1773 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1774-1782 Burials 1774-1782 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1783-1797 Burials 1783-1797 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1798-1824 Burials 1798-1824 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1825-1830 Burials 1825-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1838 Burials 1830-1838 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1839-1846 Burials 1839-1846 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1847-1854 Burials 1847-1854 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1855-1864 Burials 1855-1864 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1865-1871 Burials 1865-1871 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1872-1875 Burials 1872-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1876-1888 Burials 1876-1888 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1906-1922 Burials 1906-1922 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1922-1934 Burials 1922-1934 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1951-1964 Burials 1951-1964 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1964-1979 Burials 1964-1979 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1980-1989 Burials 1980-1989 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1643-1699 Index church records 1643-1699 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1700-1764 Index church records 1700-1764 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1700-1764 Index baptisms 1700-1764 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1765-1830 Index baptisms 1765-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1700-1777 Index marriages 1700-1777 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1700-1783 Index burials 1700-1783 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1764-1830 Index burials 1764-1830 at Archion - images, ($)

Marienkirche
Church records begin in 1598.


 * 1598-1618 Baptisms 1598-1618 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1619-1644 Baptisms 1619-1644 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1645-1648 Baptisms 1645-1648 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1649-1665 Baptisms 1649-1665 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1666-1671 Baptisms 1666-1671 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1672-1680 Baptisms 1672-1680 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1681-1690 Baptisms 1681-1690 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1691-1708 Baptisms 1691-1708 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1709-1724 Baptisms 1709-1724 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1725-1738 Baptisms 1725-1738 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1738-1749 Baptisms 1738-1749 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1750-1759 Baptisms 1750-1759 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1759-1767 Baptisms 1759-1767 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1768-1786 Baptisms 1768-1786 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1787-1805 Baptisms 1787-1805 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1806-1827 Baptisms 1806-1827 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1828-1830 Baptisms 1828-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1836 Baptisms 1830-1836 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1837-1842 Baptisms 1837-1842 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1843-1846 Baptisms 1843-1846 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1847-1850 Baptisms 1847-1850 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1851-1854 Baptisms 1851-1854 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1855-1858 Baptisms 1855-1858 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1859-1864 Baptisms 1859-1864 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1864-1868 Baptisms 1864-1868 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1868-1871 Baptisms 1868-1871 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1872-1875 Baptisms 1872-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1876-1883 Baptisms 1876-1883 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1884-1891 Baptisms 1884-1891 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1891-1898 Baptisms 1891-1898 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1898-1901 Baptisms 1898-1901 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1901-1909 Baptisms 1901-1909 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1910-1921 Baptisms 1910-1921 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1712-1767 Confirmations 1712-1767 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1796-1830 Confirmations 1796-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1810-1842 Confirmations 1810-1842 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1863 Confirmations 1831-1863 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1850-1853 Confirmations 1850-1853 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1854-1874 Confirmations 1854-1874 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1864-1889 Confirmations 1864-1889 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1890-1897 Confirmations 1890-1897 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1890-1917 Confirmations 1890-1917 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1845-1864 Marriage banns 1845-1864 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1862-1879 Marriage banns 1862-1879 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1597-1629 Marriages 1597-1629 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1631-1649 Marriages 1631-1649 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1650-1665 Marriages 1650-1665 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1666-1686 Marriages 1666-1686 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1687-1731 Marriages 1687-1731 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1731-1763 Marriages 1731-1763 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1764-1829 Marriages 1764-1829 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1845 Marriages 1830-1845 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1846-1856 Marriages 1846-1856 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1857-1868 Marriages 1857-1868 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1869-1882 Marriages 1869-1882 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1883-1896 Marriages 1883-1896 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1897-1911 Marriages 1897-1911 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1911-1928 Marriages 1911-1928 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1925-1934 Marriages 1925-1934 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1935-1937 Marriages 1935-1937 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1938-1953 Marriages 1938-1953 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1951-1967 Marriages 1951-1967 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1674-1686 Burials 1674-1686 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1687-1713 Burials 1687-1713 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1714-1747 Burials 1714-1747 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1747-1762 Burials 1747-1762 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1762-1782 Burials 1762-1782 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1783-1812 Burials 1783-1812 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1813-1830 Burials 1813-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1840 Burials 1830-1840 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1841-1847 Burials 1841-1847 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1848-1852 Burials 1848-1852 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1858 Burials 1853-1858 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1859-1864 Burials 1859-1864 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1865-1870 Burials 1865-1870 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1871-1876 Burials 1871-1876 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1877-1883 Burials 1877-1883 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1884-1894 Burials 1884-1894 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1895-1908 Burials 1895-1908 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1908-1927 Burials 1908-1927 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1912-1930 Burials 1912-1930 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1938-1950 Burials 1938-1950 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1950-1973 Burials 1950-1973 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1974-1997 Burials 1974-1997 at Archion - images, ($)

Christuskirche

 * 1951-1967 Marriages 1951-1967 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1953-1974 Burials 1953-1967 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1975-1985 Burials 1975-1985 at Archion - images, ($)

Kreuzkirche

 * 1954-1975 Burials 1954-1975 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1975-1997 Burials 1975-1997 at Archion - images, ($)

Walloon
The Walloon parish of Hanau was established in 1593.


 * 1609-1670 Burials 1609-1670 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1670-1691 Burials 1670-1691 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1692-1705 Burials 1692-1705 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hanau 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