Walterswil Parish, Bern, Switzerland Genealogy

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

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. Walterswil registers can be accessed online at FamilySearch Centers and affiliate libraries. The German Word List has many of the words you will find in the registers. ................................................................................................................ The parish registers for Grafenried were recorded in the following volumes, as numbered by the Cantonal Archive of Bern with links to the online records:
 * available online at FamilySearch Centers and affiliate libraries.
 * Walterswil online registers can be accessed online at FamilySearch Centers and affiliate libraries.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Walterswil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Bern