Eschwege, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Eschwege 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 Eschwege.

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

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.

Altstadt
Church records begin in 1657.


 * 1657-1689 Church records 1657-1689 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1690-1747 Church records 1690-1747 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1748-1768 Church records 1748-1768 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1767-1819 Church records 1767-1819 at Archion - images ($); includes Schlossgemeinde
 * 1816-1830 Church records 1816-1830 at Archion - images ($); includes Schlossgemeinde
 * 1768-1781 Baptisms and burials 1768-1781 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1769-1830 Baptisms 1769-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1840 Baptisms 1830-1840 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1840-1855 Baptisms 1840-1855 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1855-1870 Baptisms 1855-1870 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1871-1887 Baptisms 1871-1887 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1886-1900 Baptisms 1886-1900 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1901-1919 Baptisms 1901-1919 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1682-1760 Confirmations and marriages 1682-1760 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1859 Confirmations 1831-1859 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1860-1908 Confirmations 1860-1908 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1909-1925 Confirmations 1909-1925 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1925-1982 Confirmations 1925-1982 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1843 Marriages 1830-1843 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1843-1856 Marriages 1843-1856 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1857-1894 Marriages 1857-1894 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1895-1920 Marriages 1895-1920 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1769-1830 Burials 1769-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1840 Burials 1830-1840 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1840-1855 Burials 1840-1855 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1855-1870 Burials 1855-1870 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1871-1885 Burials 1871-1885 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1886-1900 Burials 1886-1900 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1901-1923 Burials 1901-1923 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1767-1818 Index of marriage records 1767-1818 at Archion - images ($)

In the 1900s the Altstadt parish was divided into three districts:

Altstadt District 1


 * 1910-1947 Baptisms 1910-1947 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1910-1955 Marriages 1910-1955 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1910-1976 Burials 1910-1976 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1976-2009 Burials 1976-2009 at Archion - images ($)

Altstadt District 2


 * 1920-1969 Marriages 1920-1969 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1923-1930 Burials 1923-1930 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1930-1971 Burials 1930-1971 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1972-2000 Burials 1972-2000 at Archion - images ($)

Altstadt District 3


 * 1951-1991 Marriages 1951-1991 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1951-1989 Burials 1951-1989 at Archion - images ($)

Kreuzkirche and Auferstehungskirche

 * 1961-1990 Burials 1961-1990 at Archion - images ($); Auferstehungskirche after 1 June 1966

Neustadt
Church records begin in 1583.


 * 1583-1680 Church records 1583-1680 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1681-1742 Church records 1681-1742 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1743-1766 Church records 1743-1766 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1767-1800 Baptisms, confirmations and marriages 1767-1800 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1801-1815 Baptisms, confirmations and marriages 1801-1815 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1816-1830 Baptisms, confirmations and marriages 1816-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1840 Baptisms 1830-1840 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1840-1860 Baptisms 1840-1860 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1861-1879 Baptisms 1861-1879 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1879-1897 Baptisms 1879-1897 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1874 Confirmations 1831-1874 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1875-1901 Confirmations 1875-1901 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1902-1920 Confirmations 1902-1920 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1921-1957 Confirmations 1921-1957 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1852 Marriages 1830-1852 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1852-1879 Marriages 1852-1879 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1879-1897 Marriages 1879-1897 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1769-1830 Burials 1769-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1840 Burials 1830-1840 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1840-1855 Burials 1840-1855 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1853-1883 Burials 1853-1883 at Archion - images ($)

In the late 1800s the Neustadt parish was divided into two districts:

Neustadt District 1


 * 1891-1933 Baptisms 1891-1933 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1891-1934 Marriages 1891-1934 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1934-1971 Marriages 1934-1971 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1883-1940 Burials 1883-1940 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1941-1982 Burials 1941-1982 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1982-2001 Burials 1982-2001 at Archion - images ($)

Neustadt District 2


 * 1891-1918 Baptisms 1891-1918 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1891-1921 Marriages 1891-1921 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1921-1950 Marriages 1921-1950 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1951-1965 Marriages 1951-1965 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1891-1938 Burials 1891-1938 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1939-1973 Burials 1939-1973 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1973-1985 Burials 1973-1985 at Archion - images ($)

Schlossgemeinde
See Altstadt (above) for earlier records.


 * 1831-1909 Baptisms 1831-1909 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1833-1909 Burials 1833-1909 at Archion - images ($)

Jewish Records
Jewish Records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau 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.


 * 1825-1936 Births 1825-1936 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1825-1939 Deaths 1825-1939 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1825-1938 Marriages 1825-1938 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1754-1905 Family register with births and deaths from 1745 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images
 * 1645-1859, 1937 Cemetery records 1645-1859, 1937 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images; Eschwege Jewish community cemetery in Jestädt

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Eschwege 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