Liestal Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Liestal 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
In modern times, Catholic services were first held in the Reformed church in 1835; in 1866, an independent building was dedicated. The church covered most of the surrounding areas. Catholic parish records for Liestal are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 15 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1835-1912 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1835-1934 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1835-1916 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1858-1951 Confirmations at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1860-1924 Family books at Basel-Landschaft State Archive

Reformed
First mentioned in the 7th-8th century, the parish of Liestal was Catholic until 1529, when the area became Reformed. It includes the municipality of Seltisberg. Parish records for Liestal are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 46 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1542-1914 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1542-1918 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1665-1917 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1757-1915 Confirmations at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1672-1896 Family books at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - organized by community

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Liestal:
 * 1815 (images 407-463)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Liestal 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)