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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Nesselröden 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 Nesselröden.

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

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.

Nesselröden
Church records begin in 1572.


 * 1656-1773 Church records 1656-1773 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1913 Baptisms 1830-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1858-1874 Baptisms 1858-1874 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-2017 Confirmations 1831-2017 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1963 Marriages 1830-1963 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2018 Burials 1830-2018 at Archion - images, ($)

Breitzbach
Prior to 1770, Breitzbach belonged to the parish of Willershausen.


 * 1775-1830 Church records 1775-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2017 Church records 1830-2017 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1895-2013 Baptisms 1895-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1929-2017 Burials 1929-2017 at Archion - images, ($)

Holzhausen

 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2016 Baptisms 1830-2016 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1843-1870 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1843-1870 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1858-1882 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1858-1882 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-2015 Confirmations 1831-2015 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-2015 Marriages 1831-2015 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2016 Burials 1830-2016 at Archion - images, ($)

Unhausen

 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2014 Baptisms 1830-2014 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-2017 Confirmations 1831-2017 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2016 Marriages 1830-2016 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2016 Burials 1830-2016 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Nesselröden 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