Stein Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Church Records
The following church records are available online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Stein. Click on a linked collection and then on the yellow "viewer" button to browse the images.

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Stein was established in 1712. Before 1712, parishioners belonged to the parish of Nesslau.


 * Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths 1712-1857
 * Baptisms 1711-1727
 * Baptisms 1727-1838
 * Out of town baptisms 1724-1732
 * Out of town baptisms 1812-1824
 * Out of town baptisms 1810-1857
 * Confirmations 1784-1807
 * Confirmations 1809-1857
 * Out of town confirmations 1809-1857
 * Marriages 1712-1726
 * Marriages 1750, 1756-1783
 * Marriages 1783-1800
 * Marriages 1801-1807
 * Marriages 1808-1839
 * Burials 1712-1726
 * Burials 1756-1808
 * Burials 1808-1839
 * Out of town burials 1838-1857
 * Baptisms and Confirmations 1839-1973 -- unavailable online
 * Marriages 1840-1973 -- unavailable online
 * Deaths 1839-1973

Family books were compiled for Stein in 1783, 1824, and 1861, but are not available online.

Catholic

 * Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths 1603-1771
 * Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths 1729-1819
 * Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths 1820-1857
 * Deaths 1898-1973

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Stein families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen