Lindau Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Bassersdorf Brütten Illnau Töss Volketswil Wangen

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

The following censuses are available for Lindau:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Lindau families:

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

Stadtverwaltung Illnau-Effretikon Zivilstandsamt, 4 OG Stadthaus Märtplatz 29 CH-8307 Effretikon

Tel: +41 52 354 24 15

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

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich