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

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

Place Names
The best gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Schlüchtern.

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

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

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 Schlüchtern, Klosterhöfe, and Niederzell belonged to the parish of Steinau.

Schlüchtern
The Lutheran parish of Schlüchtern was established in 1782. Prior to 1782, Lutheran residents of Schlüchtern belonged to the Lutheran parish of Steinau. The Lutheran and Reformed parishes merged in 1818.


 * 1782-1800 Church records 1782-1800 at Archion - images, ($); includes Brandenstein, Elm, Gundhelm, Hintersteinau, Hutten, Reinhards, and Wallroth
 * 1801-1818 Church records 1801-1818 at Archion - images, ($); includes deaths/confirmations of Amt Brandstein (Elm, Gundhelm, Hutten) till 1805/1807, Hintersteinau and Reinhards

Schlüchtern
Church records begin in 1577.


 * 1577-1677 Church records 1577-1677 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Ahlersbach, Bellings, Breitenbach, Elm, Hohenzell, and Kressenbach
 * 1677-1683 Church records 1677-1683 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Ahlersbach, Bellings, and Hohenzell
 * 1684-1775 Church records 1684-1775 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Ahlersbach, Bellings, and Hohenzell
 * 1704-1743 Church records 1704-1743 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Ahlersbach, Bellings, and Hohenzell
 * 1744-1754 Church records 1744-1754 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Ahlersbach, Bellings, and Hohenzell
 * 1755-1791 Church records 1755-1791 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Ahlersbach, Bellings, and Hohenzell to 1786
 * 1785-1800 Church records 1785-1800 at Archion - images, ($); identified in Archion with "b"
 * 1801-1826 Church records 1801-1826 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1825-1830 Church records 1825-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1863 Baptisms 1831-1863 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1864-1889 Baptisms 1864-1889 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1776-1830 Confirmations 1776-1830 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Ahlersbach, Bellings, and Hohenzell
 * 1831-1918 Confirmations 1831-1918 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1879 Marriages 1831-1879 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1868 Burials 1831-1868 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1869-1898 Burials 1869-1898 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1785-1800 Index of church records 1785-1800 at Archion - images, ($); identified in Archion with "a"
 * 1801-1830 Index of baptisms 1801-1830 at Archion - images, ($)

Klosterhöfe
From 1785-1830, Klosterhöfe belonged to the parish of Hohenzell. See Schlüchtern records above for records prior to 1785.


 * 1831-1954 Baptisms 1831-1954 at Archion - images, ($); includes Ahlersbach until 1843
 * 1831-1954 Confirmations 1831-1954 at Archion - images, ($); includes Ahlersbach until 1843
 * 1831-1954 Marriages 1831-1954 at Archion - images, ($); includes Ahlersbach until 1843
 * 1831-1954 Burials 1831-1954 at Archion - images, ($); includes Ahlersbach until 1843

Niederzell
From 1785-1830, Klosterhöfe belonged to the parish of Hohenzell. See Schlüchtern records above and the parish of Mottgers for records prior to 1785.


 * 1831-1998 Baptisms 1831-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1998 Marriages 1831-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1998 Burials 1831-1998 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Schlüchtern 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