Wollishofen Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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



History
Wollishofen originally belonged to the church parish of Kilchberg. In 1702, it was transferred to the church parish of Sankt Peter in the city of Zürich. It becane an independent Protestant parish in 1854.

In 1893, Wollishofen was annexed by the city of Zürich.

Surrounding Parishes
Enge (Sankt Peter) Kilchberg Leimbach (Sankt Peter) Riesbach (Neumünster) Wiedikon (Sankt Peter) Zollikon

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

Wollishofen belonged to the parish of Kilchberg until 1702. For censuses prior to 1702, see Kilchberg.

The following censuses are available for Wollishofen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wollishofen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich