Wald Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Europe Switzerland Zürich  Wald parish

Surrounding Parishes
Dürnten Eschenbach (Sankt Gallen) Fischenthal Goldingen (Sankt Gallen) Hinwil Rüti

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

The following censuses are available for Wald:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wald families:

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

Zivilstandsamt Breitenhofstrasse 30 CH-8630 Rüti

Tel: +41 55 251 33 40

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

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich