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

Guide to Friedrichshausen 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
Friedrichshausen 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 Friedrichshausen.

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

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 parish of Friedrichshausen was established in 1777. Prior to 1777, Friedrichshausen belonged to the parish of Frankenberg.


 * 1777-1830 Church records 1777-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1976 Church records 1830-1976 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2014 Church records 1830-2014 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed
The Reformed residents of Friedrichshausen belonged to the parish of Frankenau since 1800. Prior to 1800, they belonged to the parish of Frankenberg.


 * 1800-1949 Extract of church records 1800-1949 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Friedrichshausen 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