Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Stein am Rhein, Church Records and other Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
The colection consists of church records and a few other miscellaneous city records from Stein am Rhein, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It also includes church records for the neighboring village of Burg.

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Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include the following information:

Christening Records


 * Full name of child
 * Date and place of birth
 * Names of parents

Marriage Records


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Names of parents of bride and groom
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of witnesses

Death Records


 * Full name of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Cause of death

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in French and German. For help with reading the records see the following wiki articles:


 * Switzerland Language and Languages
 * German Word List

Related Websites

 * Schaffhausen Stadtarchiv
 * Switzerland GenWeb Project

Related Wiki Articles

 * Switzerland Church Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
Example for an Indexed Collection:

“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.

Example for a Browsed Collection:

“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.