Luterbach Parish, Solothurn, Switzerland Genealogy

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

History
A Catholic parish church was located in Luterbach. The parish covers less than 2 square miles and had a total population of less than 450 people in 1850. After the reformation in the 1500's it formed a parish with Zuchwil. It became an independent parish in 1724. In 1787 the first church was constructed, before this time they had a chapel.

Church Records
Guide to Luterbach online Kirchenbuch.

Civil Registration

Probate Records
Luterbach Probate records are online and are located in Kriegstetten district. Kreigstetten district probate records also cover the parishes of Aeschi, Biberist, Derendingen, Deitingen, Kriegstetten, and Zuchwil. Those parishes south of the Aare river. See FamilySearch Catalog for links. They cover the time period from 1666 to 1850. There is a comprehensive index of the records from 1666 to 1881; also each volume has an index.

Genealogies
There are numerous compiled genealogies that have been created since 1900; however, they need to verified by researching the parish registers since it has been proven that a percentage of them are inaccurate.

The following genealogies have been researched for Luterbach families:

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

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