Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971
This collection contains parish registers from numerous Protestant communities and military garrisons found in former or modern German territories. The records are largely organized according to historical regions and church districts that may differ from current affiliations. These parish records primarily contain information about births and baptisms, marriages, and deaths and burials. This project was done in partnership with Ancestry.com.
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Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains parish registers from numerous Protestant communities and military garrisons found in former or modern German territories. The records are largely organized according to historical regions and church districts that may differ from current affiliations. These parish records primarily contain information about births and baptisms, marriages, and deaths and burials. A small percentage of Catholic records are also found in this collection.
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 them see:- German Genealogical Word List
- Germany Handwriting
- Brigham Young University Script Tutorial: German
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Name of child
- Gender of child
- Name of parents
- Birth date and place
- Parish
- Town
- State or Province
- Religion
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Bride and groom birth year
- Bride and groom age
- Names of parents
- Date of wedding
- Parish
- Town
- State or Province
- Religion
Death
- Name of deceased
- Gender of deceased
- Death date and place
- Deceased age
- Occupation
- Calculated birth year
- Spouse's name
- Names of parents
- Date of obituary publication
- Parish
- Town
- State or Province
- Religion
Collection Content
Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials - Inventory.
Collection Details
Language
German
Location of Original Records
Multiple parishes, Germany
"Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 15 March 2026. Records extracted and images digitized by Ancestry.com. German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
