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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Bischofsheim 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 Bischofsheim.

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

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 1632.


 * 1632-1660 Church records 1632-1660 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1660-1712 Church records 1660-1712 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1713-1829 Church records 1713-1829 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1770-1830 Church records 1770-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1838-1853 Church records 1838-1853 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1877 Baptisms 1830-1877 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1878-1915 Baptisms 1878-1915 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1949 Confirmations 1831-1949 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1875 Marriage banns 1830-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1901 Marriages 1830-1901 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1901-1960 Marriages 1901-1960 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1892 Burials 1830-1892 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1893-1980 Burials 1893-1980 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1981-1995 Burials 1981-1995 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Bischofsheim 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