Nesslau Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



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

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms (1582-1801), confirmations (1679-1702), marriages (1671-1801), and burials (1671-1801) Baptisms (1801-1840), confirmations (1815-1840), marriages (1801-1840), and burials (1801-1840) Baptisms (1841-1916) and confirmations (1841-1936) Marriages (1841-1910) and burials (1841-1968) -- unavailable online

Family book volume 3.1 (1777-1904) Family book volume 3.2 (1819-1903) Family book volume 3.3 (1864-1943) -- unavailable online Family book volume 3.4 (1716-1816)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Nesslau families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen