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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Ederbringhausen 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 Ederbringhausen.

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

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.

Lutheran
The Lutheran parish of Ederbringhausen was established in 1830. From 1774 to 1830, Ederbringhausen (known as Bringhausen prior to 1822) belonged to the Orke church with other villages as seen below. Prior to 1774, Ederbringhausen belonged to the parish of Viermünden.


 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images, ($); includes Oberorke, Niederoke, Bringhausen and Treisbach.
 * 1830-1976 Baptisms 1830-1976 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2014 Confirmations 1830-2014 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2010 Marriages 1830-2010 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2014 Burials 1830-2014 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed
After 1703, the Reformed residents of Ederbringhausen belonged to the parish of Louisendorf. Also, see Frankenau records from 1801-1855.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Ederbringhausen 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