Pfeffingen Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Pfeffingen Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.

Church Records
The parish church was first mentioned in 1322. The area was Reformed between 1527 and 1589. The parish of Pfeffingen included the municipalities of Nenzlingen until 1622; Aesch until 1803; Duggingen until 1837, and Grellingen until 1845.

Most original parish records for Pfeffingen are only available onsite from the Pfeffingen Parish Office. The 9 volumes of records include:
 * 1673-1961 Baptisms at Pfeffingen parish office
 * 1665-1961 Marriages at Pfeffingen parish office
 * 1665-1961 Burials at Pfeffingen parish office - with gaps
 * 1672-1961 Confirmations at Pfeffingen parish office - with gaps

Some parish records for Pfeffingen are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 3 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1830-1876 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1840-1872 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1840-1876 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)