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

Guide to Dalherda 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
Dalherda 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 Dalherda.

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

Catholic
Catholic residents of Dalherda belonged to the parish of Schmalnau Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy.

Lutheran
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.

The Lutheran parish of Dalherda was established in 1826. Prior to 1826, the Lutheran residents of Dalherda belonged to the parish of Hettenhausen.


 * 1826-1864 Church records 1826-1864 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1849-1870 Church records 1849-1870 at Archion - images, ($); duplicate
 * 1853-1876 Baptisms 1853-1876 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1877-1962 Baptisms 1877-1962 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1876-2002 Confirmations 1876-2002 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1873 Marriages 1853-1873 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1873-1880 Marriages 1873-1880 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1881-2003 Marriages 1881-2003 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1876 Burials 1853-1876 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1876-2004 Burials 1876-2004 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 19th-20th century Family book 19th-20th century at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1826-1947 Index Church records 1826-1947 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1958 Index Baptisms 1853-1958 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1953 Index Marriages 1853-1953 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1953 Index Burials 1853-1953 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Dalherda 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