Nieder-Wildungen Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Nieder-Wildungen Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
The prefix "Bad" officially replaced the prefix "Nieder" in Wildungen's name in 1906 in recognition of its status as a place with healing waters.

Jurisdictional Changes
Nieder-Wildungen 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 Bad Wildungen.

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

Church Records
Church records for Waldeck and Pyrmont 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.

Nieder-Wildungen (Bad Wildungen parish I)
Church records begin in 1735.


 * 1717-1793 Church records 1717-1793
 * 1794-1819 Church records 1794-1819
 * 1820-1831 Church records 1820-1831


 * 1832-1902 Confirmations and marriages 1832-1902
 * 1903-1911 Confirmations 1903-1911
 * 1912-1936 Confirmations 1912-1936


 * 17th-18th century Soul register 17th-18th century at Archion - image, ($); begins in 1682
 * 1721-1816 Soul register 1721-1816
 * 19th-20th century Family book 19th-20th century vol.1 at Archion - images, ($); begins in 1862
 * 19th-20th century Family book 19th-20th century vol.2 at Archion - images, ($); continues with 1884
 * 1721-1821 Index of church records 1721-1821 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1902 [ Index of baptisms 1822-1902] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1721-1902 Index of confirmations 1721-1902
 * 1822-1902 [ Index of marriages 1822-1902] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1995 [ Index of marriages 1903-1995] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1902 [ Index of burials 1822-1902] at Archion - images, ($)

Bad Wildungen parish II

 * Baptisms 1952-1981 are available at the archive.
 * 1952-1951 [ Marriages 1952-1951] at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1952-1978 [ Burials 1952-1978] at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Nieder-Wildungen began in January 1876.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Pyrmont
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library Lower Saxony State and University Library in Göttingen Hanover State Church Archives Lower Saxony Society of Family History Lower Saxony State Archive Paderborn Archdiocese Archive

Waldeck
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Hessian State Archives Paderborn Archdiocese Archive Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck Waldeck Bibliography