Wetzikon Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Surrounding Parishes
Bäretswil Gossau Hinwil Mönchaltorf Pfäffikon Seegräben

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

The following censuses are available for Wetzikon:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wetzikon families:

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

Zivilstandsamt Wetzikon Bahnhofstrasse 167 CH-8622 Wetzikon

Tel: +41 44 931 32 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandswesen@wetzikon.ch zivilstandswesen@wetzikon.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich