Schmerikon Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Schmerikon 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 from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Schmerikon:

Catholic
Baptisms (1683-1784), confirmations (1683-1784), marriages (1683-1784), and burials (1683-1784) Baptisms (1785-1875) and confirmations (1785-1875) Baptisms (1875-1973) and confirmations (1875-1973) -- unavailable online Marriages (1785-1873) and burials (1785-1874) Marriages (1873-1959) and burials (1875-1973) -- unavailable online

Family book (1810-1877) Jahrzeitbuch (1500-1788)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Schmerikon families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen