Rorschach Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Rorschach Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

The parish of Rorschach includes the municipality of Rorschacherberg.

Church Records
The following church records are available online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Rorschach:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Rorschach was established in 1854. Before 1854, parishioners belonged to the parish of Thal.

Baptisms (1854-1881) Baptisms (1881-1919)

Confirmations (1855-1933) -- unavailable online

Marriages (1855-1884) Marriages (1884-1948) -- unavailable online

Burials (1855-1896)

Family book (1854-1864) Family book (1855-1874)

Catholic
Baptisms (1612-1650), marriages (1615-1699), and burials (1634-1699) Baptisms (1700-1782), confirmations (1746-1811), marriages (1700-1782), and burials (1700-1782) Baptisms (1783-1840), marriages (1783-1836), and burials (1783-1832) Baptisms (1828-1838) Baptisms (1839-1846) Baptisms (1841-1874) Baptisms (1875-1902)

Marriages (1837-1892) Marriages (1863-1955) -- unavailable online Marriages (1893-1928) -- unavailable online

Burials (1833-1876) Burials (1877-1911)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Rorschach families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen