Mönchaltorf Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Egg Gossau Maur Seegräben Uster Wetzikon

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

The following censuses are available for Mönchaltorf:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Mönchaltorf families:

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

Zivilstandsamt Uster Bahnhofstrasse 17 8610 Uster

Tel: +41 44 944 72 21

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

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich