Laudenbach Parish (Kr. Witzenhausen), Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Laudenbach 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 Laudenbach.

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

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.

Laudenbach
Church records begin in 1717.


 * 1717-1786 Church records 1717-1786 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1768-1819 Church records 1768-1819 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1820-1830 Church records 1820-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1865 Baptisms 1830-1865 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1927 Baptisms 1866-1927 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1960 Confirmations 1831-1960 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1918 Marriages 1830-1918 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1919-1979 Marriages 1919-1979 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1874 Burials 1830-1874 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1875-1963 Burials 1875-1963 at Archion - images, ($)

Trubenhausen

 * 1717-1756, 1823-1830 Church records 1717-1756, 1823-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1756-1822 Church records 1756-1822 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1911 Baptisms 1830-1911 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1857-1874 Copy of baptisms, marriages and burials 1857-1874 at Archion - images, ($); records kept by school teachers
 * 1912-1978 Baptisms 1912-1978 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1979 Confirmations 1831-1979 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1969 Marriages 1830-1969 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1955 Burials 1831-1955 at Archion - images, ($)

Uengsterode

 * 1717-1796 Church records 1717-1796 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1763-1800 Church records 1763-1800 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1800-1830 Church records 1800-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1924 Baptisms 1830-1924 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1979 Confirmations 1831-1979 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1979 Marriages 1830-1979 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1972 Burials 1830-1972 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Laudenbach 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