Waltenschwil Parish, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Waltenschwil 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 Waltenschwil was a filial church of Boswil until 1800, when it became an independent parish. The parish church is called St. Nikolaus. For earlier records, see Boswil.
 * 1418-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

The following church records, as well as all post-1875 church records, are available onsite in the Waltenschwil parish church office:
 * Baptisms 1817-1875
 * Marriages 1818-1852
 * Marriages 1853-1875
 * Marriages non-resident citizens 1817-1865
 * Burials 1817-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Waltenschwil:
 * 1837 (images 501-511)
 * 1850: Form A (images 86-101)
 * 1850: Form B (image 102)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Central Swiss Society for Family History (ZGF)