Gossau Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Gossau Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Church Records
The following church records are available online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Gossau:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Gossau was established in 1896. Before 1896, parishioners belonged to the parish of Flawil. Records are not available online.

Catholic
Baptisms (1638-1696) and confirmations (1657-1687) Baptisms (1694-1785) and marriages (1694-1796) Baptisms (1786-1829) and marriages (1796-1829) Baptisms (1830-1871) Baptisms (1872-1889) Baptisms (1890-1899)

Marriages (1640-1696) and burials (1640-1696) Marriages (1830-1871) Marriages (1872-1899)

Confirmations (1694-1804) and burials (1697-1812) Burials (1812-1830) Burials (1830-1872) Burials (1872-1899)

Family book (1788-1850) Family book (1826-1877)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Gossau families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen