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

Guide to Willersdorf 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
Willersdorf 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 Willersdorf.

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

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 parish of Willersdorf was established in 1773. There is a gap in records from 1773-1778. Prior to 1773, the Lutheran residents belonged to the parish of Bottendorf.


 * 1778-1830 Church records 1778-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1996 Baptisms 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-2009 Confirmations 1831-2009 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2009 Marriages 1830-2009 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2010 Burials 1830-2010 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed
The Reformed parish of Willersdorf was established in 1790. Prior to 1790, the Reformed residents belonged to the parish of Frankenberg.


 * 1790-1958 Baptisms and confirmations 1790-1958 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1790-1958 Marriages and burials 1790-1958 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Willersdorf 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