Zürich Canton, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Zürich canton ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
The Reformation resulted in major changes in state matters and civil life in Zürich, spreading also to a number of other cantons. Several cantons remained Catholic and became the basis of serious conflicts that eventually led to the outbreak of the Wars of Kappel. The Helvetic Revolution of 1798 saw the fall of the Ancien Régime. Zürich lost control of the land and its economic privileges, and the city and the canton separated their possessions between 1803 and 1805. In 1893, the twelve outlying districts were incorporated into Zürich, including Aussersihl, the workman's quarter on the left bank of the Sihl, and additional land was reclaimed from Lake Zürich. Zürich is a German speaking canton. 

Featured Content

 * The Zürich State Archive has a canton-wide marriage index, for every parish, through 1800, and are in the process of putting these indexes online. The index is currently available online for every parish through 1700.  Click here to access the search feature. You can also access PDFs of the marriage index by clicking here

To learn how to use the Zürich Marriage Index, check out the "How to" Guide. First, read through the [[Media:1-Z%C3%BCrich_Marriage_Index-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]]; Then test your knowledge with the short [[Media:2-Z%C3%BCrich_Marriage_Index-Assignment.pdf|Assignment]] - the [[Media:3-Z%C3%BCrich_Marriage_Index-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]] is provided to check your answers.

Swiss Genealogy on the Internet - Zürich

Zürich Government Archive

Inhabitants of the Wil Parish, Zürich, Switzerland 1640 - 1900

Parishes in Zürich
The following is a list of the church parishes of Canton Zürich as they existed by 1875.

Zürich Marriage Records
Zürich marriage records have been indexed by groom or bride, then by surname. This index can be accessed at the following links: Organized by Groom: Organized by Bride:
 * A-F
 * G-L
 * M-R
 * S-Z
 * A-F
 * G-L
 * M-R
 * S-Z