Wildhaus Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Wildhaus 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 Wildhaus:

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms (1634-1839), confirmations (1805-1866), marriages (1635-1838), and burials (1671-1838) Baptisms (1839-1931) and confirmations (1839-1929) -- unavailable online Marriages (1839-1930) and burials (1839-1930) -- unavailable online

Family books were compiled for Wildhaus in 1839 and 1883, but are not available online.

Catholic
Baptisms (1658-1800), confirmations (1657-1798), marriages (1657-1800), and burials (1658-1800) Baptisms (1800-1865), confirmations (1804-1869), marriages (1800-1864), and burials (1800-1865) Baptisms (1842-1962) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1947) -- unavailable online Burials (1842-1972)

Register of citizens (1831-1873) Jahrzeitbuch (1623-1800)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wildhaus families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen