Bernhardzell Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Bernhardzell has been merged with Waldkirch as a political municipality since 1803.

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

Catholic
Baptisms (1617-1677) Marriages (1620-1687) and burials (1620-1687) Baptisms (1677-1809), confirmations (1677-1809), and marriages (1677-1809) Baptisms (1810-1863), confirmations (1810-1863), and marriages (1810-1863) Baptisms (1846-1933) -- unavailable online Marriages (1846-1973) -- unavailable online Burials (1688-1756) Burials (1756-1863) Burials (1846-1973) -- unavailable online

Family book (1886-1889)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Bernhardzell families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen