Rüthi Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Rüthi 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 from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Rüthi:

Catholic
Baptisms (1799-1842) Baptisms (1842-1890) Baptisms (1890-1920) -- unavailable online

Marriages (1823-1880) Marriages (1880-1920) -- unavailable online

Burials (1830-1920)

Family book, volume 1 (1794-1946) -- unavailable online Family book, volume 2 (1846-1946) -- unavailable online

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Rüthi families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen