Röschenz Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Röschenz Parish, Basel-Landschaft, 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
Originally part of Laufen, Röschenz became an independent parish in 1802. It included the parish of Burg im Leimental 1874-1935. For earlier church records, see Laufen.

Parish records for Röschenz are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 7 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1793-1875 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1793-1875 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1793-1875 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1833-1864 Confirmations at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)