Egerkingen Parish, Solothurn, Switzerland Genealogy

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

History
A Catholic parish church was located in Egerkingen. The parish covered over 2 1/2 square miles. The population of parish was over 700 people in 1798, and about 1000 people in 1850.

Surnames
The community or gemeinde of Egerkingen was the heimat or ancestral home for about 20 surnames. The Register of Swiss Surnames provides the surnames associated with every gemeinde or community in Switzerland. The register provides correct spellings for surnames and place names.

Locations
A google map of Egerkingen shows it in relation to the surrounding area.

Genealogies
There are numerous compiled genealogies that have been created since 1900; however, they need to verified by researching the parish registers since it has been proven that a percentage of them are inaccurate.

The following genealogies have been researched for Egerkingen families:

Church Records
Guide to Egerkingen online Kirchenbuch

Civil Registration

Probate Records
Egerkingen Probate records are online. See FamilySearch Catalog for links. They cover the time period from 1656 to 1854.

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