Schwerzenbach Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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Guide to Schwerzenbach parish, Zurich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Surrounding Parishes
Dübendorf Fällanden Greifensee Volketswil

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Schwerzenbach:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Schwerzenbach families:

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

Zivilstands- und Bestattungsamt Volketswil Zentralstrasse 21 8604 Volketswil

Tel: +41 44 910 21 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@volketswil.ch zivilstandsamt@volketswil.ch]

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

Denzler Fischer Gujer Gull Reif Walder (from Oetwil am See) Winkler

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich