Berneck Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Au Balgach Oberegg (Appenzell Innerrhoden) Walzenhausen (Appenzell Ausserrhoden)

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

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms (1592-1740), marriages (1592-1740), and burials (1592-1740) Baptisms (1740-1805), marriages (1740-1797), and burials (1740-1805) Baptisms (1805-1840, marriages (1797-1840), and burials (1805-1840) Baptisms (1841-1916) and confirmations (1841-1916) Marriages (1841-1910) and burials (1841-1931) -- unavailable online Family register I (1700-1800) Family register II (1700-1800) Family register III (1750-1850)

Catholic
Baptisms (1634-1653) Baptisms (1654-1693) Baptisms (1693-1745) and confirmations (1694-1727) Baptisms (1745-1827) and confirmations (1762-1828) Baptisms (1828-1841) Baptisms (1842-1957) -- unavailable online Marriages (1688-1704) and burials (1688-1703) Marriages (1704-1737) Marriages (1738-1803) Marriages (1804-1841) Marriages (1842-1960) -- unavailable online Burials (1704-1719) Burials (1738-1768) Burials (1769-1808) Burials (1808-1842) Burials (1842-1973) Family book (1761-1836) Family register (1784-1873) Family book (1759-1904) Family book (1874-1932)

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Berneck:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Berneck families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen