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

Guide to Grossenenglis 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
Grossenenglis 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 Grossenenglis.

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

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
Church records begin in 1680.


 * 1680-1745 Church records 1680-1745 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1745-1773 Church records 1745-1773 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1746-1824 Church records 1746-1824 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1824-1833 Church records 1824-1833 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1878 Baptisms 1830-1878 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1878-1999 Baptisms 1878-1999 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1879-1999 Baptisms 1879-1999 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1966 Confirmations 1831-1966 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1939 Marriages 1830-1939 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1909 Burials 1830-1909 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Grossenenglis 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