Lelbach Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Lelbach 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 Lelbach.

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

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.

Lutheran
The parish of Lelbach was established in 1832. Prior to 1832, Lelbach belonged to the parish of Lengefeld.


 * 1832-1887 Baptisms 1832-1887 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1888-1902 Baptisms 1888-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1953 Baptisms 1903-1953 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1904-1975 Confirmations 1904-1975 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1833-1893 Marriages 1833-1893 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1893-1902 Marriages 1893-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1961 Marriages 1903-1961 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1862-1920 Family book 1862-1920 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1882 Index of church records 1822-1882 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Lelbach 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