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

Guide to Sipperhausen 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
Sipperhausen 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 Sipperhausen.

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

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.

Sipperhausen
Church records begin in 1576.


 * 1576-1636 Church records 1576-1636 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1638-1657 Church records 1638-1657 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1669-1714 Church records 1669-1714 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1714-1752 Church records 1714-1752 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1753-1772 Church records 1753-1772 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1830-1949 Church records 1830-1949 at Archion - images, ($)

Dickershausen

 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1950 Church records 1830-1950 at Archion - images, ($)

Ostheim

 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1960 Baptisms 1830-1960 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1953 Confirmations 1831-1953 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1960 Marriages 1830-1960 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1960 Burials 1830-1960 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Sipperhausen 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