Ziefen Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Ziefen Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Church Records
Ziefen was part of the parish of Bubendorf until 1811, when it became the center of independent parish, along with the municipalities of Arboldswil and Lupsingen. For earlier records, see Bubendorf.

Parish records for Ziefen are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 34 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1750-1916 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1780-1923 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1760-1908 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1785-1875 Confirmations at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1761-1914 Family books at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - organized by location

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Ziefen:
 * 1815 (images 523-542)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)