Rorschach Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

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

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Rorschach was established in 1854. Before 1854, parishioners belonged to the parish of Thal.

Baptisms (1854-1881) Baptisms (1881-1919) -- unavailable online

Confirmations (1855-1933) -- unavailable online

Marriages (1855-1884) Marriages (1884-1948) -- unavailable online

Burials (1855-1896)

Family book (1854-1864) Family book (1855-1874)

Catholic
Baptisms (1612-1650), marriages (1615-1699), and burials (1634-1699) Baptisms (1700-1782), confirmations (1746-1811), marriages (1700-1782), and burials (1700-1782) Baptisms (1783-1840), marriages (1783-1836), and burials (1783-1832) Baptisms (1828-1838) Baptisms (1839-1846) Baptisms (1841-1874) Baptisms (1875-1902)

Marriages (1837-1892) Marriages (1863-1955) -- unavailable online Marriages (1893-1928) -- unavailable online

Burials (1833-1876) Burials (1877-1911)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Rorschach families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen