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

Guide to Bronnzell 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
Bronnzell 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 Bronnzell.

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

Catholic
The Catholic parish of Bronnzell was established in 1831. Prior to 1831, the Catholic residents of Bronnzell belonged to the parish of Pilgerzell.


 * 1831-1959 Church records 1831-1959 at Matricula Onlin - images

Lutheran
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.

The Lutheran parish for Bronnzell (Bronnzell-Eichenzell) was established in 1970.


 * 1970-2004 Burials 1970-2004 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Bronnzell 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