Birsfelden Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Birsfelden Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Catholic
After rapid growth in the 1800s, a Catholic chapel was built in Birsfelden in 1870. Catholic parish records for Birsfelden are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 5 volumes of digitized records include:
 * Baptisms 1871-1929
 * Marriages 1871-1939
 * Burials 1871-1934

Reformed
Birsfelden was part of the parish of Muttenz until 1867, when it became an independent parish. For earlier records, see Muttenz. Reformed parish records for Birsfelden are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 22 volumes of digitized records include:
 * Baptisms 1805-1920
 * Marriages 1820-1918
 * Burials 1800-1928
 * Confirmations 1868-1918

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)