Rifferswil Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Aeugst am Albis Hausen am Albis Kappel am Albis Mettmenstetten

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

The following censuses are available for Rifferswil:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Rifferswil families:

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

Bezirkszivilstandsamt Affoltern Gemeindezentrum Zivilstandskreis Marktplatz 1 CH - 8910 Affoltern am Albis

Tel: +41 44 762 56 65

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@affoltern-am-albis.ch zivilstandsamt@affoltern-am-albis.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich