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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Schlierbach 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 Schlierbach.

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

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.

Schlierbach
The parish of Schlierbach was established in 1831. Prior to 1831, Schlierbach belonged to the parish of Jesberg.


 * 1831-2006 Marriages 1831-2006 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1720-1900 Family book 1720-1900 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1900-2000 Family book 1900-2000 at Archion – images ($)

Dorheim

 * 1642-1776 Church records 1642-1776 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1777-1830 Church records 1777-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1981 Church records 1830-1981 at Archion – images ($); with gaps in marriage records
 * 1823-1869 Marriage banns 1823-1869 at Archion – images ($)

Schlierbach

 * 1873-1954 Church records of Hessian Renitents 1873-1954 at Archion - images ($); also includes Schemmern, Burghofen, Friemen, Thurnhosbach, Mitterode, Bischofferode, Allendorf a/Landsburg, and Ellerode

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Schlierbach 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