Bichwil Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Bichwil has belonged to the municipality of Oberuzwil since the 1800s.

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

Catholic
Bichwil belonged to the parish of Jonschwil until 1771, when it became an independent parish.

Baptisms (1768-1830), confirmations (1777-1836), marriages (1769-1834), and burials (1768-1830) Baptisms (1830-1881) and confirmations (1847-1868) Baptisms (1881-1960) -- unavailable online

Marriages (1829-1885) Marriages (1881-1960) -- unavailable online

Burials (1881-1973) Burials (1830-1885)

Family book volume 1 (Nr. 1036) (1771-1836) Family book volume 2 (Nr. 1037) (1771-1836) Family book volume 3 (Nr. 1038) (1780-1850) Family book volume 4 (Nr. 1040) (1807-1872) Family book volume 5 (Nr. 1041) (1797-1871) Family book volume 6 (1811-1893)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Bichwil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen