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

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

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Wallroth.

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

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
The Lutheran residents of Wallroth belonged to the parishes of Schlüchtern from 1782-1811 and Steinau before 1782. The Lutheran residents of Breitenbach and Kressenbach belonged to the parish of Steinau.

Wallroth
The parish of Wallroth was established in 1711. Prior to 1711, Wallroth belonged to the parish of Hintersteinau.


 * 1711-1740 Church records 1711-1740 at Archion - images ($) Also, see Hintersteinau records through 1777.
 * 1741-1773 Church records 1741-1773 at Archion - images ($) (confirmations from 1741-1825 include gaps)
 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1883 Baptisms 1830-1883 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1950 Marriages 1830-1950 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1922 Burials 1830-1922 at Archion - images ($)

Breitenbach
The parish of Breitenbach was established in 1756. Prior to 1756, Breitenbach belonged to the parishes of Schlüchtern and Kressenbach.


 * 1756-1784 Church records 1756-1784 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1785-1830 Church records 1785-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1896 Baptisms 1830-1896 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1961 Marriages 1830-1961 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1941 Burials 1830-1941 at Archion - images ($)

Kressenbach
The parish of Kressenbach was established in 1607. Prior to 1607, Kressenbach belonged to the parish of Schlüchtern.


 * 1607-1696 Church records at Archion - images ($); with gaps; also, see Schlüchtern church records through 1677
 * 1607-1741 Church records 1607-1741 at Archion - images ($); with gaps; also, see Schlüchtern church records through 1677
 * 1697-1773 Church records 1697-1773 at Archion - images ($); with gaps
 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images ($); with gaps
 * 1830-1904 Baptisms 1830-1904 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1998 Marriages 1830-1998 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1994 Burials 1830-1994 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Wallroth 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