Germany, Hesse-Nassau, Civil Registers and Church Books, 1701-1930

Civil registers and church books containing births, marriages, and deaths (as well as occasional marriage proclamations) for localities in the historical German state of Hesse-Nassau. Today these localities are primarily in Hesse with some in Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia. The original records are all located in the Hessian State Archives Marburg, Germany.

Cite This Collection

"Deutschland, Hessen-Nassau, Personenstandsregister und Kirchenbücher 1701-1930." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 6 February 2026. Hessisches Staatsarchiv (Hessen State Archives), Marburg.

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