Gebenstorf Parish, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Gebenstorf Parish, Aargau, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.

Church Records
The parish of Gebenstorf was first mentioned in 1247. After the Reformation, about 2/3 of the residents were Reformed, as was the church. It includes the municipality of Turgi.

The remaining 1/3 were Catholic, belonging to the parish of Birmenstorf. For Catholics, see Birmenstorf for more information.

Census
(See here for information regarding Aargau census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Gebenstorf:
 * 1837 (images 457-471; includes Turgi)
 * 1850: Form A (images 725-760)
 * 1850: Form B (images 761-763)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Zürich (GHGZ)