Germany, Prussia, West Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1537-1981
Catholic and Lutheran church records from Germany, Prussia, West Prussia. Baptism, marriage and burial records included.
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Germany, Prussia, West Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains church records of baptisms, marriages, and burials from Catholic and Evangelical churches in what was West Prussia.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in German and Latin. For help reading these records see:
- German Language and Languages
- German Genealogical Word List
- Germany Handwriting
- Brigham Young University Script Tutorial : The German Documents
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
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Baptism
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Marriage
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Death
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Collection Content
For more information about these records see Germany, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Germany, Prussia, West Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records - Inventory.
Collection Details
Language
German, Latin
Location of Original Records
Multiple record custodians
"Deutschland, Preußen, Westpreußen, Katholische und Lutherisch Kirchenbücher, 1537-1981", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 30 April 2026.
