Aeschi Parish, Solothurn, Switzerland Genealogy

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

History
The Catholic parish church was located in Aeschi. The parish covers over 5 square miles and had a total population of about 1000 people in 1798 and 1600 people in 1850.

Municipalities within Aeschi
Note: The following Gemeinden were in Kriegstetten pre 1684. Aeschi, Bolken, Burgaschi, Etziken, Hüniken, Steinhof, Winistorf. In 1684 these places became part of the newly created parish of Aeschi.

Church Records
Guide to Kriegstetten online Kirchenbuch

Civil Registration

Probate Records
Aeschi Probate records are online and are located in Kriegstetten district. Kreigstetten district probate records also cover the parishes of Aeschi, Biberist, Derendingen, Dietingen, Luterbach, Subingen, and Zuchwil. Those parishes south of the Aare river. See FamilySearch Catalog for links. They cover the time period from 1666 to 1850. There is a comprehensive index of the records from 1666 to 1881; also each volume has an index.

Genealogies
There are numerous compiled genealogies that have been created since 1900; however, they need to verified by researching the parish registers since it has been proven that a percentage of them are inaccurate.

The following genealogies have been researched for Aeschi families:

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

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