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There were Lutheran and Reformed settlers from Hesse who settled in the community after the original Serbian cattle herders moved on from here. Entries with regard to these families can be found in various Lutheran congregations in the area, especially in Kismányok from the early settlement period as well as the Roman Catholic records in Bonyhád.
The Lutheran church records in Hidas begin after the Edict of Toleration. The baptismal/birth records begin in 1786 and in addition to families living in Hidas there are few entries related to families in Berekalja, Bonyhád, Börzsóny, Kismányok, Nagy Ag, and Szabád.
The marriage register begins in 1862 after Hidas became a Mother Church prior to that the marriages are to be found in Majós and Bonyhad. In addition to the families living in Hidas there was intermarriage with families in Alsónána, Bátaapáti, Berekalja, Bikal, Bonyhád, Börzsóny, Glasshütte, Györe, Izmény, Kismányok, Kéty, Majós, Máza, Mórágy, Nádasd, Rác Kozar, Varalja, Varsád, and Zsibrik.
A Reformed congregation was also established in the community and the birth/baptismal records begin in 1802. There are also some entries for families who are living in Börzsóny, Bonyhád, Manyók, Máza, Nagy Nádasd, Somogyszil and Varalja,
The marriage register begins in 1803 and includes families who intermarried with the families of Hidas who lived in the communities of Bonyhád, Börzsóny, Majós, Gyönk, Mórágy, Rác Kozar, Nádasd, Magyar Bóly, Mekényes, Varalja, and Zsibrik.
by Henry A. Fischer
Last updated: 09/10/2026