Altstätten Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

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

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms, marriages, and burials (1588-1669) Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials (1670-1713) Baptisms, marriages, and burials (1714-1740) Baptisms, marriages, and burials (1740-1771) Baptisms, marriages, and burials (1772-1805) Confirmations (1804-1855) Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials (1806-1839) Baptisms and confirmations (1840-1894) Marriages (1840-1894), burials (1840-1894) Family book, volume 1 (1779-1850) Family book, volume 2 (1779-1889) Family book, volume 3 (1840-1906) Family book (volume 4) (1840-1911) Family book, volume 5 (1877-1908) Family book: index of illegitimate children (1800-1907) Family book, register of non-citizen residents (1840-1925) -- unavailable online

Catholic
Ehebuch (1877 (ca.)-1942 (ca.)) Ehebuch Bd.ll (1842 (ca.)-1876 (ca.)) Ehebuch Bd.lll (1808 (ca.)-1841 (ca.)) Familienbuch Bd.l (1759 (ca.)-1810 (ca.)) Familienbuch Bd.lll (1817 (ca.)-1854 (ca.)) Familienbuch Bd.lV (1776 (ca.)-1870 (ca.)) Familienbuch Bd.1 (1804 (ca.)-1898 (ca.)) Familienbuch Bd.2 (1791 (ca.)-1897 (ca.)) Register Taufbuch (1754 (ca.)-) Tauf-, Ehe- und Firmbuch (1656 (ca.)-1753 (ca.)) Tauf-, Ehe- und Totenbuch (1778 (ca.)-1850 (ca.)) Tauf-, Firm-, Ehe und Totenbuch (1754 (ca.)-1776 (ca.)) Tauf- und Firmbuch (1808 (ca.)-1841 (ca.)) Taufbuch (1630 (ca.)-1655 (ca.)) Taufbuch (1842 (ca.)-1870 (ca.)) Taufbuch (1871 (ca.)-1898 (ca.)) Taufbuch (1898 (ca.)-1932 (ca.)) Totenbuch (1657 (ca.)-1753 (ca.)) Totenbuch Bd. 1 (1871 (ca.)-1932 (ca.)) Totenbuch Bd. 2 (1842 (ca.)-1870 (ca.)) Totenbuch Bd. 3 (1808 (ca.)-1841 (ca.)) Urbarbuch (1490 (ca.)-1538 (ca.))

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

The following censuses are available for Altstätten:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Altstätten families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen