Arolsen Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

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

History
The prefix "Bad" was officially added to Arolsen's name in 1997 in recognition of its status as a place with healing waters.

Jurisdictional Changes
Arolsen 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 Arolsen.

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

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
The parish of Arolsen was established in 1752. Prior to 1752, Arolsen belonged to the parish of Helsen.


 * 1752-1824 Church records 1752-1824 at Archion - images ($); Also, see Helsen for church records prior to 1830
 * 1787-1832 Church records 1787-1832 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1826-1892 Church records 1826-1892 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1851 Baptisms 1832-1851 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1852-1875 Baptisms 1852-1875 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1876-1902 Baptisms 1876-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1937 Baptisms 1903-1937 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1893-1902 Confirmations 1893-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1929 Confirmations 1903-1929 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1826-1871 Marriages 1826-1871 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1898 Marriages 1832-1898 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1899-1902 Marriages 1899-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1949 Marriages 1903-1949 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1950-1957 Marriages 1950-1957 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1859 Burials 1832-1859 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1860-1902 Burials 1860-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1949 Burials 1903-1949 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1950-1956 Burials 1950-1956 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1956-1986 Burials 1956-1986 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1862-1910 Family book 1862-1910 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1822-1902 Index of church records 1822-1902 at Archion - images ($)

Reformed

 * 1747-1801 Church records 1747-1801 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1747-1821 Index of church records 1747-1821 at Archion - images ($); also includes Lutheran entries

Military

 * 1768-1803 Church records 1768-1803 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1869-1885 Church records 1869-1885 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1869-1919 Index of church records 1869-1919 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1907-1914 Index of church records 1907-1914 at Archion - images ($)

Jewish Records
Jewish Records for Waldeck and Pyrmont are held at the Hessian Main State Archive in Wiesbaden, Germany. The following digitized records are available in the Hessian Vital Records collection in LAGIS (Hessian Regional History Information System). These records have been indexed by JewishGen and can be searched for in their JewishGen German Collection database. Results are found in The Hessen Gatermann Index database. For help with understanding the Hebrew calendar dates click here.


 * 1859-1875 Births, marriages and deaths 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images
 * 1867-1875 Births, marriages and deaths 1867-1875 at LAGIS - images
 * 1834-1842 Marriages and deaths 1834-1842 at LAGIS - images
 * 1823-1936 Cemetery index 1823-1936 at LAGIS - images; created in 1938

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Arolsen 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