Vasbeck Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Vasbeck 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 Vasbeck.

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

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.

Vasbeck
Church records begin in 1655.


 * 1655-1898 Church records 1655-1898 at Archion - images, ($); includes deaths of pastors from 1755, official orders, donations, communicants 1768-1830
 * 1662-1723 Church records 1662-1723 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1710-1796 Church records 1710-1796 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1797-1892 Church records 1797-1892 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1889 Baptisms 1832-1889 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1890-1903 Baptisms 1890-1903 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1942 Baptisms 1903-1942 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1854-1902 Confirmations 1854-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1958 Marriages 1903-1958 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1969 Burials 1903-1969 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1904-1932 Burials 1904-1932 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1862-1921 Family book 1862-1921 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Church book index at Archion - images, ($)

Massenhausen
Church records begin in 1651. Massenhausen parish was united with the Vasbeck parish in 1813.


 * 1651-1752 Church records 1651-1752 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1753-1829 Church records 1753-1829 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1803-1902 Church records 1803-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1889 Baptisms 1832-1889 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1890-1902, 1946-1958 Baptisms, marriages and family book 1890-1902, 1946-1958 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1933 Baptisms 1903-1933 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1943 Confirmations 1903-1943 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1942 Marriages 1903-1942 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1975 Burials 1903-1975 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1904-1932 Burials 1904-1932 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1862-1906 Family book 1862-1906 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1651-1821 Index church records 1651-1821 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1902 Index church records 1822-1902 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Vasbeck began in January 1876.

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