Waldkirch Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Waldkirch 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 online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Waldkirch:

Catholic
Baptisms (1683-1789) and confirmations (1727-1737) Baptisms (1790-1841) Baptisms (1842-1910)

Marriages (1688-1833) Marriages (1834-1842) and burials (1834-1842) Marriages (1842-1920) -- unavailable online

Burials (1772-1833) Burials (1842-1926)

Family book (1842-1941) -- unavailable online

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Waldkirch families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen