Zetzwil, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Zetzwil, Aargau, 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
Zetzwil has belonged to the parish of Gontenschwil. since 1636. Before 1636, the western part belonged to the parish of Kulm; the eastern section belonged to the parish of Birrwil. See Gontenschwil, Unterkulm, and Birrwil for more information.
 * 1418-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census
(See here for information regarding Aargau census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Zetzwil:
 * 1837 (images 652-665)
 * 1850: Form A (images 259-287)
 * 1850: Form B (image 288)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Bern (GHGB)