Vorderthal Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Vorderthal Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.

History
Vorderthal was known as Vorderwäggithal until 1888.

Church Records
The parish of Vorderthal was known as Vorderwäggithal until 1888. It was established in 1786, but did not become a fully independent parish until 1816. Before 1786, it belonged to the parish of Wäggithal, in what is now known as Innerthal. Records are available from 1786 for baptisms, 1816 for marriages, and 1785 for burials. For records before 1786/1816, see the parish of Innerthal.

Digital copies of the church records can be accessed onsite at the Schwyz State Archives. The archive has an online inventory of the records for Vorderthal.

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Vorderthal belongs to the Ausserschwyz civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Ausserschwyz Unterdorfstrasse 9 Postfach 140 CH - 8808 Pfäffikon

Tel: +41 55 416 93 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@Freienbach.ch zivilstandsamt@freienbach.ch]

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Schwyz State Archives. Additionally, the archive has a partial inventory of its holdings. The following records are viewable in person:


 * Births before 1900
 * Marriages before 1930
 * Deaths before 1960

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Vorderthal prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Schwyz

Societies
Zentralschweizerische Gesellschaft für Familienforschung

Historischer Verein des Kantons Schwyz