Seebach Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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



History
Seebach originally belonged to the church parish of Kloten, with the village of Oberdorf belonging to the church parish of Rümlang. In 1664, it received its own priest (and kept its own parish records), but remained an affiliate of the church parish of Grossmünster of the city of Zürich until 1863, when it became in independent Protestant parish.

In 1934, Seebach was annexed to the city of Zürich.

Surrounding Parishes
Affoltern bei Zürich Kloten Oerlikon (Schwamendingen) Rümlang

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

Seebach received a pastor and began keeping its own records in 1664. For censuses prior to 1664, see Kloten for the Ausserdorf portion of Seebach and Rümlang for the Oberdorf portion of Seebach.

The following censuses are available for Seebach:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Seebach families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich