Weiningen Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Weiningen Parish, Zurich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Geography
Weiningen includes the civil parishes of Geroldswil and Unterengstringen, and until 1928 included five households within the civil parish of Oberengstringen. The civil parish of Oetwil an der Limmat is comprised of two sections, Oberoetwil and Unteroetwil. Oberoetwil belonged to Weiningen, while Unteroetwil was transferred to Weiningen in 1867 from the church parish of Otelfingen.

Surrounding Parishes
Dällikon Dietikon Höngg Otelfingen Regensdorf Schlieren Spreitenbach (Aargau) Würenlos (Aargau)

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

The following censuses are available for Weiningen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Weiningen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich