Switzerland Online Church Records

The following genealogical collections are available online for Swiss researchers:

Appenzell-Ausserrhoden
The Evangelisch-Reformierte church records for all 19 parishes in Appenzell-Ausserrhoden are available through the Cantonal Archives in Herisau through 1875. To access this collection, click here.

Basel-Stadt

 * The Evangelisch-Reformierte church records for the parishes within the half-canton of Basel-Stadt are available from FamilySearch through 1875. To access this collection, click here.

Bern

 * The church records for all but eight parishes of the Canton of Bern are available from FamilySearch through 1875. To access this collection, click here.
 * Civil registration records for selected towns in Canton Bern are available from 1792-1876 through FamilySearch. To access this collection, click here.

Fribourg
Cantonal census records are available for Fribourg are available from Family Search. To access censuses for Fribourg, click on the year:

Schaffhausen

 * The church records for the current City of Schaffhausen (which has absorbed several parishes) are available from FamilySearch through 1875. To access this collection, click here.
 * Schaffhausen directories, emigration records, and compiled genealogies are available from FamilySearch. To access this collection, click here.

Zürich

 * The Zürich State Archive has a canton-wide marriage index, for every parish, through 1800, and are in the process of putting these indexes online. The index is currently online for every parish through 1700.  Click here to access the search feature.  Type in the desired name and click on search.  When the list of results appear, click on "Time Period" to organize the results chronologically.  When the entry is found, click on the name to identify the parish of marriage.  The index has standardized all names to aid in searching.