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

Guide to Ermschwerd 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
Ermschwerd 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 Ermschwerd.

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

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 1686.

Ermschwerd

 * 1686-1749 Church records 1686-1749 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1775-1818 Church records 1775-1818 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1819-1830 Church records 1819-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1883 Baptisms 1830-1883 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1883-1972 Baptisms 1883-1972 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1989 Confirmations 1831-1989 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1917 Marriages 1830-1917 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1902 Burials 1830-1902 at Archion - images, ($)

Blickershausen

 * 1775-1830 Church records 1775-1830 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Ermschwerd 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