Marburg Parishes, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Marburg 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 Marburg.

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

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.

Marburg
Lutheran church records begin in 1575. The Lutheran city parish includes St. Elisabeth church, Ockershausen, Marbach, Schwan Neuhof, Hansehof, and Schützenpfuhl


 * 1830-1852 Baptisms 1830-1852 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1877 Baptisms 1830-1877 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1899 Baptisms 1830-1899 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1875 Baptisms 1853-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1876-1891 Baptisms 1876-1891 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1878-1896 Baptisms 1878-1896 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1885-1919 Baptisms 1885-1919 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1892-1913 Baptisms 1892-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1870 Confirmations 1830-1870 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1870-1887 Confirmations 1870-1887 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1888-1918 Confirmations 1888-1918 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1918-1938 Confirmations 1918-1938 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1856 Marriages 1830-1856 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1857-1894 Marriages 1857-1894 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1888-1932 Marriages 1888-1932 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1934-1943 Marriages 1934-1943 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1943-1950 Marriages 1943-1950 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1951-1956 Marriages 1951-1956 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1848 Burials 1830-1848 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1849-1866 Burials 1849-1866 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1891 Burials 1866-1891 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1868-1904 Burials 1868-1904 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1873-1905 Burials 1873-1905 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1891-1927 Burials 1891-1927 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1934-1937 Burials 1934-1937 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1947-1957 Burials 1947-1957 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1957-1962 Burials 1957-1962 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1962-1965 Burials 1962-1965 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1965-1968 Burials 1965-1968 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1968-1972 Burials 1968-1972 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1972-1978 Burials 1972-1978 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1978-1982 Burials 1978-1982 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1982-1986 Burials 1982-1986 at Archion - images, ($)

St. Marien or Parish church
District 1


 * 1899-1933 Baptisms 1899-1933 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1895-1927 Marriages 1895-1927 at Archion - images, ($); includes District 2
 * 1896-1920 Marriages 1896-1920 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1920-1942 Marriages 1920-1942 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1942-1968 Marriages 1942-1968 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1967 Burials 1903-1967 at Archion - images, ($)

District 2


 * 1897-1920 Baptisms 1897-1920 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1933-1987 Marriages 1933-1987 at Archion - images, ($)

St. Elisabeth church
Church records begin in 1687.


 * 1885-1915 Church records 1885-1915 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1895-1933 Baptisms 1895-1933 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1895-1933 Confirmations 1895-1933 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1895-1913 Marriages 1895-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1908-1935 Marriages 1908-1935 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1895-1927 Burials 1895-1927 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1906-1958 Burials 1906-1958 at Archion - images, ($)

Hospitals
Maternity hospital


 * 1830-1865 Church records 1830-1865 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1890 Church records 1866-1890 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1890-1902 Church records 1890-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1902-1916 Baptisms 1902-1916 at Archion - images, ($)

Medical and surgery hospitals and prison


 * 1859-1972 Burials 1859-1972 at Archion - images, ($); after 1926, includes all University and private hospitals and clinics

Ockershausen

 * 1895-1933 Church records 1895-1933 at Archion - images, ($)

French Reformed

 * Church records 1687-1818 are available at the archive.

Marburg
Reformed church records begin in 1646.


 * Church records 1646-1830 (with gaps) are available at the archive
 * 1884-1910 Church records 1884-1910 at Archion - images, ($); duplicate record
 * 1830-1849 Baptisms 1830-1849 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1850-1867 Baptisms 1850-1867 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1856-1869 Baptisms 1856-1869 at Archion - images, ($); notebook
 * 1867-1888 Baptisms 1867-1888 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1888-1910 Baptisms 1888-1910 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1911-1931 Baptisms 1911-1931 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1911-1947 Baptisms 1911-1947 at Archion - images, ($); South district, also includes 1945-1947 North district
 * 1911-1950 Baptisms 1911-1950 at Archion - images, ($); North district
 * 1867-1909 Confirmations 1867-1909 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1910-1915 Confirmations 1910-1915 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1912-1947 Confirmations 1912-1947 at Archion - images, ($); South district, also includes 1946-1947 North district
 * 1912-1953 Confirmations 1912-1953 at Archion - images, ($); North district - University church
 * 1830-1866 Marriages 1830-1866 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1854-1875 Marriages 1854-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1876-1899 Marriages 1876-1899 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1900-1920 Marriages 1900-1920 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1911-1947 Marriages 1911-1947 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1911-1948 Marriages 1911-1948 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1849 Burials 1830-1849 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1850-1861 Burials 1850-1861 at Archion - images, ($); notebook
 * 1850-1867 Burials 1850-1867 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1861-1874 Burials 1861-1874 at Archion - images, ($); notebook
 * 1867-1888 Burials 1867-1888 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1874-1885 Burials 1874-1885 at Archion - images, ($); notebook
 * 1888-1918 Burials 1888-1918 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1911-1947 Burials 1911-1947 at Archion - images, ($); South district; duplicate record
 * 1918-1920 Burials 1918-1920 at Archion - images, ($); also includes church admissions and resignations 1939-1963 (beginning with image 268)

Hospitals
Maternity hospital


 * 1830-1856 Church records 1830-1865 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1857-1867 Church records 1857-1867 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1868-1895 Church records 1868-1895 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1896-1916 Church records 1896-1916 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1917-1933 Church records 1917-1833 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1855-1878 Baptisms 1855-1878 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1878-1884 Baptisms 1878-1884 at Archion - images, ($)

Medical and surgery hospitals and prison


 * 1862-1925 Burials 1862-1925 at Archion - images, ($)

Military

 * 1896-1945 Church records 1896-1945 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1939-1950 Burials 1939-1950 at Archion - images, ($); burials of soldiers

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Marburg 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