Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900
Collections of indexes to church records for a number of localities in Saxony, Germany. A portion of this collection comes from the index of the registers of Lutheran church books from Saxony, which were transcribed by Alfred Maschke. A second portion is card indexes, with the original records located in Bad Homburg.
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Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes
What Is in This Collection?
This collection contains images of index cards that record christenings, marriages, and burial records kept in churches from 1600-1900. In 1616, a resolution required all parish clergy to keep a separate book to record names and events which took place in their parish district. During the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) record keeping may not have been as consistent. Records from previous years might have been lost or destroyed. This collection of card indexes to church records includes a number of localities in Saxony, Germany, including the following:
- Bärenwalde
- Brehme
- Chemnitz
- Culitzsch
- Deutschneudorf
- Dippoldswalde
- Dittersbach
- Dresden
- Ebersbrunn
- Glösa
- Göda
- Grossgrabe
- Hennersdorf
- Hermsdorf
- Hormersdorf
- Krummenhennersdorf
- Leuben
- Liebenau
- Nassau
- Neuhausen
- Neumark
- Pirna
- Pretzschendorf
- Reichenberg
- Reichstädt
- Rottmansdorf
- Stangengrün
- Zschaitz
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in German. For help reading these records see:
- German Genealogical Word List
- Germany Handwriting
- Brigham Young University Script Tutorial : The German Documents
What Can These Records Tell Me?
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Birth
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Marriage
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Death
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Burial
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Collection Content
For more information about these records see Germany, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Sample Images
1833 Sample Record
Collection Details
Language
German
Location of Original Records
Genealogische Forschungsstelle (FamilySearch Center), Frankfurt
"Deutschland, Sachsen, Kirchenbuchindexe, 1500-1900." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 27 September 2025. Genealogische Forschungsstelle (Family History Center), Frankfurt.
