Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland Genealogy

''This page is about the City of Basel. See the 'Canton Basel-Stadt' page for information about the canton.''

Guide to Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records

 * 1418-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Index to Basel-Stadt Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
A handwritten index of Basel-Stadt baptisms, marriages, and burials can be found from the Basel-Stadt State Archives website. You can access: How to use the Index:
 * Baptisms 1529-1869
 * Marriages through 1869
 * Burials through 1869
 * 1) Create an account and then login.
 * 2) Click on one of the links above.
 * 3) In the left sidebar, click on "Localize in archive plan".
 * 4) About halfway down, find these entries: [[File:Index instructions.png]]
 * 5) Click on the white plus sign for the index you want. "Taufen" is christenings/baptisms. "Trauung" is marriages. "Bestattungen" is burials.
 * 6) Click on the year and part of the alphabet you want. [[File:Baselstadt instructions2.png]]
 * 7) Find the section "Digitalisierung". "Yes" means the record is digitized. The link in the next line takes you to the images.[[File:Baselland instructions3.png]]
 * 8) Click on the red link to accept the regulations.

Baptisms, 1529-1600 A-F G-Kn Kn-Nes Mes-Q R-Sp Sp-Z

Census Records
Kleinbasel
 * Indexes
 * 1815, volume I (images 540-649)
 * 1815, volume II (images 652-739)
 * St. Johann Quarter
 * 1815, households 1-197 (images 641-780)
 * 1815, households 197-275 (images 4-68)
 * Spahlen Quarter
 * 1815 (images 73-334)
 * 1815: Part II (images 163-255)
 * 1815: Part II (images 258-350)
 * Steinen Quarter
 * 1815 (images 337-556)
 * 1815: Part III (images 354-441)
 * 1815: Part III (images 444-528)
 * Aeschen Quarter
 * 1815, households 884-1001 (images 559-653)
 * 1815, households 1001-1167 (images 5-147)
 * 1815, Part IV (images 531-608)
 * St. Alban Quarter
 * 1815 (images 150-386)
 * 1815: Part V (images 24-90)
 * Stadt Quarter
 * 1815 (images 389-597)
 * 1815, Part VI (images 93-142)
 * St. Bläsi Quarter
 * 1815 (images 4-177)
 * 1815, Part VII (images 145-194)
 * Riehen Quarter
 * 1815 (images 180-337)
 * 1815: Part VIII (images 197-251)
 * Gross und kleiner Stadt-Bann Quarter
 * 1815 (images 340-514)
 * 1815: Part IX (images 254-288)
 * St. Johann Quarter
 * 1815, households 1-275 (images 517-596)
 * 1815 (images 4-90)
 * Unknown Quarter
 * 1815 (images 93-160)
 * 1815, households 1109-1167 (images 5-21)

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