Berschis Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



The parish of Berschis has belonged to the municipality of Walenstadt since 1803.

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

Catholic
Baptisms (1712-1760), confirmations (1711-1743), marriages (1703-1750), and burials (1703-1774) Baptisms (1760-1844) and confirmations (1777-1844) Marriages (1775-1842) and burials (1775-1844) Baptisms (1842-1972) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1962) -- unavailable online Burials (1842-1972) Family book volume 1 (Census 1 Dec 1888) Family book volume 2 (Census 1 Dec 1888)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Berschis families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen