Lutheran Records for Volhynia, Kiev, & Podolia
The following chart provides a list of microfilm numbers for Lutheran parish records within Volhynia and the neighbouring provinces of Kiev and Podolia. The complete set of records is derived from the Church Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Consistory of St. Petersburg 1833-1885 often referred to simply as the "St. Pete records". The full set covers a large range of western Russia from north of St. Petersburg down to the Black Sea. The microfilms are available through the LDS Family History Library. They can also now be viewed directly on their Family Search website under the Lutheran Church Book Duplicates page.
The information contained in the films is extracted from the original church books, and was prepared by the local pastors and annually forwarded to the consistorial headquarters in St. Petersburg. Modern extractions from these microfilms for the three Volhynian parishes, Zhitimir, Rozyszcze, and Heimtal, for Kiev and for Podolia have been completed by volunteers and entered into a database. This database can be searched with first item on the SGGEE Databases Page. The Volhynian extractions can be viewed directly in a different format at the Odessa3 site or through its search page.
In July 2005, the LDS released more new microfilms of original parish and Kantorat books from the Lutheran Church in Volhynia. The Kantorate books are the most local of all materials, having been kept at the local Bethaus (chapel) by the Kantor. Such material was later copied into the parish book by the Pastor and then recopied once more into the Consistory book mentioned above. These original parish records include much more detail in the marriage records than the St. Petersburg Consistory copy and data can extend up to 1899 (with some Kantorate records possibly going a few years further). Film numbers for the new parish items are shown in red in the chart. Kantorate records are listed separately below it.
Some records for Rozyszcze, Wladimir-Wolynsk, and Lutzk parishes, although not yet available on LDS microfilms, are held by AGAD, the Warsaw Public Registrar Office. They are mainly from the 1895 to 1915 era but some go all the way up to 1939. Some are full records while others are only indexes. Because they are less than 100 years old it is not possible to conduct general research in them and full content is not known. Further information may be available from the Archives and you can find contact information on our Archives Page.
Please note that virtually all of the films noted below contain records of births, marriages and deaths. Where they do not, there has been a notation made by the page numbers: BM indicates births and marriages only in that portion of the film; D indicates death records only, and so on.
| Year | Film/ Item Nr | Heimtal | Rozyszcze | Zhitomir | Wladimir-Volhynsk* | Kiev | Volhynia Govt. | Podolia Govt. |
| 1801-1827 | 1949480 | Detailed parish records for entire province of Volhynia. |
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| 1827-1841 | 1949478 | Detailed parish records for entire province of Volhynia. |
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| 1833 | 1792290 / 1 | Pp 242-257 | Pp 275-286 | |||||
| 1834 | 1882642 / 3 | Pp 310-318 | Pp 341-351 | |||||
| 1835 | 1882645 / 1 | Pp 227-234 | Pp 265-280 | |||||
| 1836 | 1882646 / 1 | Pp 250-259 | Pp 280-318 | Pp 319-330 | ||||
| 1837 | 1882647 / 2 | Pp 255-262 | Pp 281-290 | |||||
| 1838 | 1882648 / 1 | Pp 227-233 | Pp 251-263 | |||||
| 1839 | 1882649 / 2 | Pp 277-284 | Pp 305-318 | |||||
| 1840 | 1883190 / 3 | Pp 251-258 | Pp 281-290 | |||||
| 1841 | 1883193 / 1 | Pp 439-447 | Pp 468-482 | |||||
| 1842 | 1882493 / 2 | Pp 157 | Pp 203 | |||||
| 1843 | 1882594 / 2 | Pp 172-198 | Pp 150-159 | Pp 199-214 | ||||
| 1844-1859 | 2380034 / 3 | Births and deaths | ||||||
| 1845 | 1882636 / 1 | Pp 199-209 | Pp 246-265 | |||||
| 1846 | 1882637 / 3 | Pp 240-261 | Pp 213-226 | Pp 262-279 | ||||
| 1847 | 1882638 / 2 | Pp 205-232 | Pp 176-191 | Pp 233-256 | ||||
| 1848 | 1882640 / 1 | Pp 612-627 | Pp 644-665 | |||||
| 1850 | 1882653 / 3 | Pp 238-264 | Pp 207-223 | Pp 265-282 | ||||
| 1852 | 1883185 / 2 | Pp 259-279 | Pp 310-338 | Pp. 286-309 | ||||
| 1852-1863 | 1884099 / 2 | Pp 1-26 | ||||||
| 1853 | 1883187 / 2 | Pp 313-344 | Pp 286-305 | Pp 345-363 | ||||
| 1855 | 1884074 / 1 | Pp 276-301 | Pp 241-265 | Pp 302-320 | ||||
| 1857 | 1884104 / 2 | Pp 362-400 | Pp 326-343 | Pp 344-363 | ||||
| 1858 | 1884093 / 1 | Pp 800-828 | Pp 780-799 | Pp 829-848 | ||||
| 1859 | 1884077 / 2 | Pp 268-300 | Pp 227-246 | Pp 301-315 | ||||
| 1860 | 1884079 / 3 | Pp 159-189 | Pp 133-149 | Pp 190-211 | ||||
| 1860-1866 | 2380034 / 4 | Births | ||||||
| 1860-1870 | 0905256 | Births - with index to 1834 | ||||||
| 1860-1895 | 2380024 / 1 | Births - index only | ||||||
| 1861 | 1884094 / 1 | Pp 415-446 | Pp 377-402 | Pp 447-477 | ||||
| 1862 | 1884096 / 1 | Pp 458-482 | Pp 427-457 | Pp 397-418 | Pp 483-504 | |||
| 1862-1865 | 2380025 / 1 | Confirmations | ||||||
| 1862-1870 | 0905256 | Marriages | ||||||
| 1862-1870 | 0905256 | Confirmations | ||||||
| 1862-1872 | 2380017 / 2 | Births | ||||||
| 1862-1878 | 2380030 | Deaths | ||||||
| 1862-1880 | 2380026 | Marriages | ||||||
| 1862-1881 | 2380024 / 2 | Births - index only | ||||||
| 1863 | 1884098 / 3 | Pp 1-35 | ||||||
| 1864 | 1884123 / 3 | Pp 1-38 | Pp 394-419 | Pp 429-443 | ||||
| 1864 | 1884124 / 2 | Pp 1-34 | ||||||
| 1865 | 1884086 / 1 | Pp 393-421 | Pp 443-459 | |||||
| 1865 | 1884087 / 2 | Pp 503-523 | ||||||
| 1866 | 1884089 / 1 | Pp 659-680 | Pp 629-658 | Pp 590-621 | Pp 681-711 | |||
| 1867 | 1884090 / 2 | Pp 448-472 | Pp 499-546 | Pp 412-440 | Pp 474-498 | |||
| 1868 | 1884092 / 2 | Pp 185-206 | Pp 105-146 | Pp 54-93 | Pp 29-41 | |||
| 1869 | 1884108 / 2 | Pp 1-5 (D) | Pp 8-49 | |||||
| 1869 | 1884109 / 4 | Pp 272-314 | Pp 217-257 | |||||
| 1869 | 1884110 / 1 | Pp 319-332 (BM) | ||||||
| 1870 | 1884113 / 1 | Pp 245-294 | Pp 412-445 | Pp 162-244 | Pp 356-397 | Pp 447-484 | ||
| 1871 | 1884128 / 1 | Pp 525-615 | Pp 449-500 | Pp 617-649 | ||||
| 1872 | 1884114 / 1 | Pp 644-670 | Pp 564-643 | Pp 488-563 | Pp 417-472 | Pp 674-711 | ||
| 1872 | 1884128 / 1 | Pp 525-615 | ||||||
| 1873 | 1895621 / 1 | Pp 181-249 | Pp 289-349 | Pp 250-288 | Pp 351-389 | |||
| 1873-1889 | 2380017 / 3 | Births | ||||||
| 1874 | 1884118 / 3 | Pp 566-610(B) | Pp 465-565 | Pp 424-464 | ||||
| 1874 | 1884119 / 1 | Pp 611-642(MD) | Pp 644-681 | |||||
| 1875 | 1884065 / 2 | Pp 607-676 | Pp 476-562 | Pp 434-475 | Pp 399-433 | |||
| 1875 | 2380034 / 4 | Births | ||||||
| 1875-1889 | 2380017 / 1 | Births and deaths | ||||||
| 1876 | 1884069 / 2 | Pp 715-795 | Pp 594-681 | Pp 503-593 | Pp 462-498 | Pp 683-714 | ||
| 1876-1881 | 2380025 / 2 | Confirmations | ||||||
| 1877 | 1884071 / 1 | Pp 595-638 | Pp 545-593 | Pp 451-544 | Pp 406-446 | Pp 641-673 | ||
| 1877 | 1884071 / 1 | Pp 674-682 | ||||||
| 1878 | 1895624 / 2 | Pp 510-572(B) | Pp 455-504 | |||||
| 1878 | 1895625 / 1 | Pp 780-838 | Pp 642-779 | Pp 572-641 (MD) | Pp 840-871 | |||
| 1879 | 1895627 / 2 | Pp 766-807(B) | Pp 628-765 | Pp 497-627 | Pp 445-492 | |||
| 1879 | 1895628 / 1 | Pp 807-853 | Pp 856-887 | |||||
| 1879-1885 | 2380031 | Deaths | ||||||
| 1880 | 1897588 / 2 | Pp 432-492 | Pp 241-431 | Pp 124-240 | Pp 75-119 | |||
| 1880 | 1897589 / 1 | Pp 492-508(D) | Pp 511-546 | |||||
| 1880-1883 | 2380018 | Births | ||||||
| 1880-1886 | 2380027 | Marriages | ||||||
| 1881 | 1897593 / 3 | Pp 255-280(B) | Pp 125-254 | Pp 68-119 | ||||
| 1881 | 1897594 / 1 | Pp 535-633 | Pp 280-534(MD) | |||||
| 1882 | 1897596 / 1 | Pp 930-1002 | Pp 670-888 | Pp 554-669 | Pp 493-549 | Pp 891-928 | ||
| 1882-1886 | 2380025 / 3 | Confirmations | ||||||
| 1882-1900 | 2380024 / 3 | Births - index only | ||||||
| 1883 | 1895614 / 3 | Pp 792-809(B) | Pp 536-791 | Pp 404-535 | Pp 351-403 | |||
| 1883 | 1895615 / 1 | Pp 809-888 | ||||||
| 1884-1886 | 2380019 | Births | ||||||
| 1885 | 1897691 / 4 | Pp 81-159 | ||||||
| 1885 | 1897691 / 6 | Pp 1-72(B) | ||||||
| 1885 | 1897692 / 1 | Pp 602-738 | Pp 193-601 | Pp 72-192 | Pp 740-771 | |||
| 1886-1889 | 2380032 | Deaths | ||||||
| 1887-1888 | 2380020 | Births | ||||||
| 1887-1890 | 2380028 | Marriages | ||||||
| 1889-1891 | 2380021 | Births | ||||||
| 1890-1895 | 2380033 / 1 to 6 | Deaths | ||||||
| 1891-1895 | 2380029 | Marriages | ||||||
| 1892-1895 | 2380022 | Births | ||||||
| 1896-1899 | 2380023 | Births | ||||||
| 1891- 1895 |
2380035 / 3,4 | Births | ||||||
| 1891- 1896 |
2380036 / 1 | Births Index | ||||||
| 1891- 1894 |
2380036 / 2 | Marriages | ||||||
| 1891- 1899 |
2380037 | Marriages Index | ||||||
| 1891- 1895 |
2380037 | Deaths Index | ||||||
| 1891- 1894 |
2380033 / 2 | Deaths | ||||||
* Microfilmed records for Wladimir-Volhynsk are identified by the LDS as Wlodzimierz Parish and may incorrectly reference the Rozyszcze parish.
Neudorf / Neubrow on the Bug
This is the oldest long standing German village in former Polish territory, having been settled on the east side of the Bug River in the 1600s. Though technically in Grodno Province, this settlement is often associated with Volhynia so we are reporting the availability here. Records were kept at the Lutheran Reformed Church in Wlodawa, Russian Poland. The following are direct links to the LDS site which provides the lists of available microfilms.
- Records including some Familienbuecher (family group charts) 1790-1891 in German, Latin, and Polish. Note also that the LDS misidentifies these records as Reformed. They are actually Lutheran.
- Scattered years, 1894-1914 in Russian. Listed under Grodno Gouvernment.
- Confirmation records, 1884-1932 in Russian.
A portion of these original records are held in Latvian Archives. They were recently digitized and are available for view on line. To view them, first go to the Latvian State Historical Archives page. In the left column, click on "Digital Archive: Raduraksti". When you arrive at that page, you may have to switch to English using the EN at the upper right. You have to register to view the records but there is no charge. The records are not indexed. After registering, you will find the Neudorf / Neubrow records under "Parishes Outside Latvian Territory".
- Neudorf / Neubrow (Neidorfas-Neibrovas) available for 1834-1893
A variety of other regions can also be searched such as Belarus, Brest, Bialystok and more.
Kantorate Records
Tuczyn
Adjunct to Zhitomir
1849-1872 / Births / 2380034 part 5
1868-1893 / Births / 2380035 part 2
1879-1892 / Marriage Banns / 2380035 part 2
1849-1866 / Marriages / 2380034 part 5
1849-1869 / Deaths / 2380034 part 5
These are records for the town of Tuczyn only prior to its formation as a parish. That is why we class them as Kantorat records rather than parish records.
Stary Berestowiec
Kantorate, Adjunct to Tuczyn
1867-1888 / Births / 2380035 part 1
1873-1882 / Marriage Banns / 2380035 part 1
1870-1888 / Deaths / 2380035 part 1
Amelin
Kantorate, Adjunct to Tuczyn
1869-1895 / Births / 2380034 part 6
1873-1889 / Marriage Banns / 2380034 part 6
1870-1896 / Deaths / 2380034 part 6
Antonowka
Kantorate, Adjunct Rozyszcze or Wladimir Wolhynsk, depending on time frame.
1883-1899 / Births / 2380038 part 1
1883-1897 / Deaths / 2380038 part 1
Elizabetpol
Kantorate, Adjunct Rozyszcze or Wladimir Wolhynsk, depending on time frame.
1881-1897 / Births / 2380038 part 2
1881-1898 / Deaths / 2380038 part 2
Swiczewka and Mariendorf
Kantorate, Adjunct Rozyszcze or Wladimir Wolhynsk, depending on time frame.
1871-1896 / Births / 2380038 part 3
1884-1891 / Marriage Banns / 2380038 part 3
1871-1899 / Deaths / 2380038 part 3
Boguslawowka
Kantorate, Adjunct Rozyszcze or Wladimir Wolhynsk, depending on time frame.
1880-1893 / Births / 2380034 part 2
1880-1893 / Deaths / 2380034 part 2