Ricken Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
Ricken is located at the top of the pass between Wattwil and Gommiswald.

Church Records
The following church records are available from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Ricken:

Catholic
Baptisms (1787-1841), confirmations (1790-1863, 1867-1872), marriages (1786-1846), and burials (1786-1841) Baptisms (1842-1973) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1973) and burials (1842-1973) -- unavailable online

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Ricken families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen