Elgg Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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



History
The church parish of Elgg includes the villages of Schneittal and Kappel, which are part of the municipality of Hagenbuch, and the villages of Gündlikon and Zünikon, which were part of the now-defunct municipality of Bertschikon bei Attikon.

Locations within Elgg
Haggenberg belongs to the church parish of Aadorf.

Surrounding Parishes
Aadorf (Thurgau) Bichelsee (Thurgau) Elsau Gachnang (Thurgau) Schlatt Turbenthal Wiesendangen

Church Records
The following church records are available from FamilySearch:


 * E III 33.7 Baptisms, marriages, and burials 1854-1875 - FHL Film 2060942, item 7


 * E III 33.9 Household roll Elgg and outer parish 1721 - FHL Film 2060942, item 6
 * E III 33.10 Household roll outer parish 1785 - FHL Film 2060942, item 5
 * E III 33.11 Household roll 1796 - FHL Film 2060942, item 4
 * E III 33.12 Household roll outer parish 1796 - FHL Film 2060942, item 3
 * E III 33.13 Household roll outer parish 1820 - FHL Film 2060942, item 2
 * E III 33.14 Household roll inner parish 1825 - FHL Film 2060942, item 1

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

The following censuses are available for Elgg:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Elgg families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich