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

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

History
The prefix "Bad" was officially added to Wilhelmshöhe's name in 2002 in recognition of its status as a place with healing waters.

Jurisdictional Changes
Wilhelmshöhe 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 Wilhelmshöhe.

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

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.

Wilhelmshöhe
Church records begin in 1806.


 * 1806-1903 Church records 1806-1903 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1943-1945 Church records 1943-1945 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1908-1926 Baptisms 1908-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1906-1924 Confirmations 1906-1924 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1925-1943 Confirmations 1925-1943 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1921-1926, 1942 Marriages 1921-1926, 1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1926-1942 Marriages 1926-1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1933-1943 Marriages 1933-1943 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1948 Marriages 1946-1948 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1948-1959 Marriages 1948-1959 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1929 Burials 1830-1929 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1911-1926 Burials 1911-1926 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1930-1931 Burials 1930-1931 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1938-1942 Burials 1938-1942 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1939-1943 Burials 1939-1943 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1946-1952 Burials 1946-1952 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1952-1969 Burials 1952-1969 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1970-1982 Burials 1970-1982 at Archion – images, ($)

Weissenstein
Church records begin in 1624. The parish of Weißenstein included Kirchditmold, Wahlershausen, Wehlheiden, Rothenditmold, and Harleshausen


 * Church records 1624-1753 are available at the archive.
 * 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, ($)
 * 1830-1848 Index of baptisms 1830-1848 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Wilhelmshöhe 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