Kurhannover, Kingdom of Hannover, and Province of Hannover, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1643-1887

About this collection

This collection contains an index of names found in parish registers from numerous Protestant communities that are today part of the German state of Lower Saxony. The records come from the region between Bremen and Hannover, extending south to the Harz Mountains. The oldest church records in this collection date from the close of the Thirty Years' War. In the 18th century, many of the localities listed here belonged to the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (colloquially known as the Electorate of Hanover or simply Kurhannover). In 1814, most of the region became part of the Kingdom of Hannover. In 1866, it became part of the Prussian province of Hannover.

Consequently, many record sets in this collection end in 1874 because, in addition to records traditionally kept by the Church in Prussian provinces, the State mandated in 1874 that personal and vital statistics be recorded by local registry offices.

This collection also includes records from the army of the Electorate of Hanover and from the Hanoverian field regiments of the Prussian army.

What you can find in the records

This collection is an index to the names found in the ecclesiatical records. Parish records primarily contain information about births and baptisms, marriages, and deaths and burials. Images of the records themselves are not included. The following details may be found:

• Last Name, Given Names
• Event Type (Birth, Baptism, Marriage, Death, Burial)
• Event Date
• Event Place, Community
• Relatives (usually Parents or Children)

More about using this collection

The indexed records are based on older microfilms of the holdings of the Niedersächsischen Landesarchivs in Hannover. Search for names or dates using the search form.