Hundwil Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Locations within Hundwil
Aeschen Auen Befang Buchberg Hagtobel Hundwil Läbel Nasse Schwägalp Sonder Stechlenegg

Surrounding Parishes
Gonten (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Herisau Krummenau (Sankt Gallen) Nesslau (Sankt Gallen) Schlatt-HaslenAppenzell-Innerrhoden) Schwende (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Stein Urnäsch Waldstatt Wildhaus (Sankt Gallen)

Church Records
The parish of Hundwil was established in 1581. Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen) 1581-1861, confirmations (Konfirmanden 1770-1783 and 1787-1846, marriages (Heiraten) 1590-1861, and deaths (Tote) 1635-1637 and 1660-1761. Later records are housed at the Cantonal Archive in Herisau, Switzerland.

Family books are also available at the Cantonal Archive in Herisau, Switzerland.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Hundwil families:

Bont family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,469)Engler family, by Alfred Reichen (FHL Film 186,627) Frehner family, by Juilus Billeter (FHL Film 128,007) Müller, by Julius Billeter (FHL Book Q929.2494 M912bb)Näf/Nef family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,035; see also FHL Film 193,480)Preisig family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,084) Schmid family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,181,674; see also FHL Film 193,483) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,986; see also FHL Film 193,483) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,009; see also FHL Film 193,483) Signer family, by Carl F. Marbacher (FHL Film 1,224,618) Signer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,484) Stieger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 193,485) Zellweger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,008) Zuberbühler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,036)

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Hundwil belongs to the Hinterland civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Hinterland App. A. Rh. Poststrasse 6 CH - 9102 Herisau

Tel: +41 71 354 54 35

Email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@herisau.ar.ch zivilstandsamt@herisau.ar.ch]

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

Anderauer Berweger Bont Engler Etter Fässler Fisch Frehner Frischknecht Hauser Jakob Kern Knöpfel Koller Küng Lauchenauer Meier/Meyer Müller Nägeli Oberteufer Oertle Preisig Räth Rechsteiner Reifler Rohner Schmid Signer Steingruber Stieger Thäler Tribelhorn Waldburger Weiss Widmer Wirth Zähner Zuberbühler

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German)