Niederhelfenschwil Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



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

Catholic
Baptisms (1645-1701), confirmations (1671-1694, 1699-1701), marriages (1645-1700), and burials (1645-1700) Baptisms (1701-1797), confirmations (1759-1796), marriages (1701-1797), and burials (1701-1797) Baptisms (1797-1841), confirmations (1804-1858), marriages (1798-1842), and burials (1797-1841) Baptisms (1842-1956) -- unavailable online Marriages (1942-1967) -- unavailable online Burials (1842-1971)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Niederhelfenschwil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen