Ricken Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Ricken Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Church Records
The following church records are available from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Ricken:

Catholic
Baptisms (1787-1841), confirmations (1790-1863, 1867-1872), marriages (1786-1846), and burials (1786-1841) Baptisms (1842-1973) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1973) and burials (1842-1973) -- unavailable online

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Ricken families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen