Bernhardzell Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Bernhardzell Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Bernhardzell has belonged to the municipality of Waldkirch since 1803.

Church Records
The following church records are available online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Bernhardzell:

Catholic
Baptisms (1617-1677) Marriages (1620-1687) and burials (1620-1687) Baptisms (1677-1809), confirmations (1677-1809), and marriages (1677-1809) Baptisms (1810-1863), confirmations (1810-1863), and marriages (1810-1863) Baptisms (1846-1933) -- unavailable online Marriages (1846-1973) -- unavailable online Burials (1688-1756) Burials (1756-1863) Burials (1846-1973) -- unavailable online

Family book (1886-1889)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Bernhardzell families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen