Bergheim Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Bergheim 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 Bergheim.

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

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.

Bergheim
Church records begin in 1674. Church records from 1674-1902 are available at the archive, as well as more recent records,


 * 1903-1948 Baptisms 1903-1948 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1960 Confirmations 1903-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1958 Marriages 1903-1958 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-2001 Burials 1903-2001 at Archion - images ($)

Anraff

 * 1816-1848 Church records 1816-1848 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Baptisms 1832-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1940 Baptisms 1903-1940 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1961 Confirmations 1903-1961 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1827-1872 Marriages 1827-1872 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1952 Marriages 1903-1952 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1980 Burials 1903-1980 at Archion - images ($)

Since 1980, Anraff belongs to the parish of Wellen.

Giflitz

 * 1903-1933 Baptisms 1903-1933 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1960 Confirmations 1903-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1950 Marriages 1903-1950 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1951-2000 Marriages 1951-2000 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1903-1968 Burials 1903-1968 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1969-2002 Burials 1969-2002 at Archion - images ($)

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.

Bergheim

 * 1860-1866 Births 1860-1866 at LAGIS - images
 * abt 1860s Deaths abt 1860s at LAGIS - images; no year included

Affoldern

 * 1847, 1859-1867 Births 1847, 1859-1867 at LAGIS - images; incomplete
 * 1859-1875 Births 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images
 * 1859-1875 Marriages 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images
 * 1859-1875 Deaths 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images

Kleinern

 * 1859-1875 Births 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images
 * 1859-1875 Marriages 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images
 * 1859-1875 Deaths 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images

Wellen

 * 1859-1875 Births 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images
 * 1860-1866 Marriages 1860-1866 at LAGIS - images
 * 1859-1875 Deaths 1859-1875 at LAGIS - images

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Bergheim 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