Wildhaus Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Wildhaus 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 Wildhaus. Click on a linked collection and then on the yellow "viewer" button to browse the images.

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms (1634-1839), confirmations (1805-1866), marriages (1635-1838), and burials (1671-1838) Baptisms (1839-1931) and confirmations (1839-1929) -- unavailable online Marriages (1839-1930) and burials (1839-1930) -- unavailable online

Family books were compiled for Wildhaus in 1839 and 1883, but they are not available online.

Catholic
Baptisms (1658-1800), confirmations (1657-1798), marriages (1657-1800), and burials (1658-1800) Baptisms (1800-1865), confirmations (1804-1869), marriages (1800-1864), and burials (1800-1865) Baptisms (1842-1962) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1947) -- unavailable online Burials (1842-1972)

Register of citizens (1831-1873) Jahrzeitbuch (1623-1800)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wildhaus families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen