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

Guide to Leckringhausen 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
Leckringhausen 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 Leckringhausen.

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

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.

French-Reformed
Church records begin in 1699. After 1830, Leckringhausen belonged to the parish of Nothfelden.


 * 1699-1836 church records 1699-1836 at Archion - images, ($)

Bühle
The parish of Bühle was established in 1830. Prior to 1832, Bühle belonged to the parish of Landau.

church records 1832-1841 ($) church records 1832-1902 ($) church records 1842-1856 ($) church records 1857-1866 ($) church records 1867-1875 ($) baptisms 1903-1973 ($) confirmations 1903-2003 ($) marriages 1903-2003 ($) burials 1903-2003 ($) family book 1862-1924 ($) church records index 1822-1902 ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Leckringhausen 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