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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Beenhausen 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 Beenhausen.

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

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.

Beenhausen
Church records begin in 1649.


 * 1649-1684 Church records 1649-1684 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1649-1686 Church records 1649-1686 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1686-1797 a Church records 1686-1797 a at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1686-1797 b Church records 1686-1797 b at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1795-1830 Church records 1795-1830 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1830-1946 Baptisms 1830-1946 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1995 Confirmations 1831-1995 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1995 Marriages 1830-1995 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1997 Burials 1830-1997 at Archion - images, ($)

Ersrode

 * 1686-1797 a Church records 1686-1797 a at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1686-1797 b Church records 1686-1797 b at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1795-1830 Church records 1795-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1940 Baptisms 1830-1940 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1995 Confirmations 1831-1995 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1939 Marriages 1830-1939 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1939 Burials 1830-1939 at Archion - images, ($)

Hainrode

 * 1830-1984 Church records 1830-1984 at Archion - images, ($)

Ludwigseck

 * 1857-1958 Church records 1857-1958 at Archion - images, ($)

Niederthalhausen

 * 1686-1797 Church records 1686-1797 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1795-1830 Church records 1795-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1996 Baptisms 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1995 Confirmations 1831-1995 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1997 Marriages 1831-1997 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1996 Burials 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Beenhausen 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