Wyl Parish, Bern, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Wyl parish, Bern, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
In 1902, the name of Wyl was changed to Schlosswil.

Church Records
There is an article describing the challenges of using the online collection and a general description of the records. i.e. Taufen, Heiraten, Toten, Auswärtige, and Ausbürger. Wyl registers are available on microfilm, and online. The German Word List has many of the words you will find in the registers. Wyl was renamed Schlosswil in 1902. ................................................................................................................ The parish registers for Wyl are recorded in the following volumes, as numbered by the Cantonal Archive of Bern with links to the online records:
 * available for loan at Family History Centers
 * Wyl online registers note can be viewed at Family History Centers around the world, and by members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from home computers.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wyl families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Bern