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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Windecken 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 Windecken.

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

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
Lutheran church records begin in 1684.


 * 1684-1722 Church records 1694-1722 at Archion – images, ($); includes Eichen, Kilianstädten, and Ostheim
 * 1722-1814 Church records 1722-1814 at Archion – images, ($); includes Kilianstädten and Ostheim
 * 1815-1830 Church records 1815-1830 at Archion – images, ($); includes Kilianstädten and Ostheim
 * 1830-1859 Baptisms 1830-1859 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1860-1890 Baptisms 1860-1890 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1930 Confirmations 1831-1930 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1871 Marriage banns 1830-1871 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1882 Marriages 1830-1882 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1867 Burials 1830-1867 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1868-1914 Burials 1868-1914 at Archion – images, ($)

Reformed
Reformed church records begin in 1577. By 1830 the Reformed and Lutheran residents were united into one parish.


 * 1577-1640 Church records 1577-1640 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1636-1829 Church records 1636-1829 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1766-1799 Church records 1766-1799 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1800-1814 Church records 1800-1814 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1800-1830 Church records 1800-1830 at Archion – images, ($); handwritten copy
 * 1713-1765 Baptisms 1713-1765 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Windecken 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