Schänis Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

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

Catholic
Baptisms (1618-1733), confirmations (1639-1760), marriages (1635-1794), and burials (1636-1763, 1795-1796) Baptisms (1763-1806), confirmations (1783-1852), marriages (1796-1829), and burials (1770-1806) Baptisms (1807-1829) Baptisms (1830-1841) Baptisms (1842-1878) Baptisms (1878-1930) -- unavailable online

Marriages (1830-1841) and burials (1830-1841) Marriages (1842-1893) Marriages (1894-1956) -- unavailable online

Burials (1807-1829) Burials (1842-1893) Burials (1894-1956)

Jahrzeitbuch (1605-) Jahrzeitbuch (1617-)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Schänis families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen