Rüti Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Bubikon Dürnten Eschenbach (Sankt Gallen) Jona (Sankt Gallen) Wald

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

The following censuses are available for Rüti:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Rüti families:

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

Zivilstandsamt Breitenhofstrasse 30 CH-8630 Rüti

Tel: +41 55 251 33 40

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

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich