Vilters Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



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

Catholic
Baptisms (1722-1835), confirmations (1739-1862), marriages (1722-1834), and burials (1722-1836) Baptisms (1836-1841) and apostolic brotherhood records (1836-1923) -- unavailable online Baptisms (1851-1853) Baptisms (1842-1949) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1921) -- unavailable online

Family book (1724-1811) Family book (1811-1880)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Vilters families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen