Diepoldsau Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Diepoldsau 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 online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Diepoldsau:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Diepoldsau-Widnau was established in 1729. Before 1729, parishioners belonged to the parishes of Marbach, Berneck, or Balgach.

Baptisms (1729-1814), confirmations (1739-1814), marriages (1729-1814), and burials (1729-1814) Baptisms (1814-1853), confirmations (1814-1853), marriages (1814-1853), and burials (1814-1853) Baptisms (1854-1874), confirmations (1853-1923), marriages (1854-1930), and burials (1854-1877) Baptisms (1874-1964) -- unavailable online Burials (1877-1972)

Family book, Diepoldsau (1710-1796) Family book, Diepoldsau volume A (1785-1914) Family book, Schmitter and Widnau (1724-1781) Family book, volume A (1745-1934) -- unavailable online Family book (1785-1945) -- unavailable online Family book, volume 1: Diepoldsau (1859-1957) -- unavailable online Family book, volume 2: Schmitter (1859-1957) -- unavailable online Family book, volume 3: Widnau (1859-1957) -- unavailable online Family book index, Diepoldsau, Schmitter, and Widnau

Catholic
Baptisms (1767-1829), confirmations (1859), marriages (1767-1830), and burials (1767-1829) Baptisms (1830-1875), marriages (1830-1879), and burials (1830-1866) Baptisms (1876-1915) Confirmations (1839-1877) Marriages (1880-1930) -- unavailable online Burials (1866-1914)

Family book (1843-1857) Family book (1859-1879) Family book (1797-1907)

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

The following censuses are available for Diepoldsau:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Diepoldsau families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen