Bauma Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

History
The parish of Bauma was established in 1651 from the parishes of Bäretswil and Pfäffikon.

Surrounding Parishes
Bäretswil Fischenthal Hittnau Pfäffikon Sternenberg Wila Wildberg

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

For censuses prior to 1651, see the parishes of Bäretswil and Pfäffikon. The following censuses are available for Bauma:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Bauma families:

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

Zivilstandsamt Bauma Dorfstrasse 41 Postfach 232 CH-8494 Bauma

Tel: +41 52 397 70 60

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@bauma.ch zivilstandsamt@bauma.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich