Waldeck Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Waldeck Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Waldeck 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 Waldeck.

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

Church Records
Church records for Waldeck and Pyrmont 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.

Lutheran
Church records begin in 1721.


 * 1721-1754 Church records 1721-1754 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1755-1791 Church records 1755-1791 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1790-1831 Church records 1790-1831 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1828-1902 Church records 1828-1902 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Baptisms 1832-1902 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1903-1924 Baptisms 1903-1924 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1903-1955 Confirmations 1903-1955 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1827-1839 Civil marriage records 1827-1839 at Archion – images ($); lists types and location of documents associated with each marriage
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1903-1937 Marriages 1903-1937 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1937-1976 Marriages 1937-1976 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1903-1954 Burials 1903-1954 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1955-1991 Burials 1955-1991 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1822-1902 Index of church records 1822-1902 at Archion – images ($)

Jewish Records
Jewish residents of Waldeck belonged to the Jewish community of Sachsenhausen.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Waldeck began in January 1876.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Pyrmont
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library Lower Saxony State and University Library in Göttingen Hanover State Church Archives Lower Saxony Society of Family History Lower Saxony State Archive Paderborn Archdiocese Archive

Waldeck
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Hessian State Archives Paderborn Archdiocese Archive Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck Waldeck Bibliography