Wädenswil Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Wädenswil Parish, Zurich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Surrounding Parishes
Hirzel Horgen Männedorf Meilen Richterswil Schönenberg Stäfa Uetikon am See

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Wädenswil: (Note: the 1670, 1678, 1689, 1708 and 1723 Censuses have alphabetical surname indexes)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wädenswil families:

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Wädenswil belongs to the Wädenswil civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Stadt Wädenswil Zivilstands- und Bestattungswesen Florhofstrasse 6 CH-8820 Wädenswil

Tel: +41 44 789 72 29

email: [mailto:zivilstandswesen@waedenswil.ch zivilstandswesen@waedenswil.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich