Diepoldsau Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Diepoldsau Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Church Records
The following church records are available online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Diepoldsau:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Diepoldsau-Widnau was established in 1729. Before 1729, parishioners belonged to the parishes of Marbach, Berneck, or Balgach.

Baptisms (1729-1814), confirmations (1739-1814), marriages (1729-1814), and burials (1729-1814) Baptisms (1814-1853), confirmations (1814-1853), marriages (1814-1853), and burials (1814-1853) Baptisms (1854-1874), confirmations (1853-1923), marriages (1854-1930), and burials (1854-1877) Baptisms (1874-1964) -- unavailable online Burials (1877-1972)

Family book, Diepoldsau (1710-1796) Family book, Diepoldsau volume A (1785-1914) Family book, Schmitter and Widnau (1724-1781) Family book, volume A (1745-1934) -- unavailable online Family book (1785-1945) -- unavailable online Family book, volume 1: Diepoldsau (1859-1957) -- unavailable online Family book, volume 2: Schmitter (1859-1957) -- unavailable online Family book, volume 3: Widnau (1859-1957) -- unavailable online Family book index, Diepoldsau, Schmitter, and Widnau

Catholic
Baptisms (1767-1829), confirmations (1859), marriages (1767-1830), and burials (1767-1829) Baptisms (1830-1875), marriages (1830-1879), and burials (1830-1866) Baptisms (1876-1915) Confirmations (1839-1877) Marriages (1880-1930) -- unavailable online Burials (1866-1914)

Family book (1843-1857) Family book (1859-1879) Family book (1797-1907)

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

The following censuses are available for Diepoldsau:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Diepoldsau families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen