Allschwil Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Allschwil Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Church Records

 * 1418-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Catholic
The Catholic parish of Allschwil is ancient. During the Reformation, it became reformed; the Bishop of Basel recatholicized the parish in 1627. Schönenbuch belonged to Allschwil until 1837 when it became an independent parish.

Catholic parish records for Allschwil are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 18 volumes of digitized records include:
 * Baptisms 1655-1793, 1806-1875
 * Marriages 1655-1793, 1806-1876
 * Burials 1655-1793, 1806-1876

Reformed
A Reformed parish was established in Allschwil in 1878. Reformed parish records for Allschwil are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 3 volumes of digitized records include:
 * Baptisms 1878-1897
 * Burials 1879-1929
 * Family book 1847-1906

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)