Wila Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Bauma Fischingen (Thurgau) Sternenberg Turbenthal Wildberg

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

The following censuses are available for Wila:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wila families:

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

Zivilstandsamt Bauma Dorfstrasse 41 Postfach 232 CH-8494 Bauma

Tel: +41 52 397 70 60

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

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich