Neumünster Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Neumünster Parish, Zurich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
Neumünster was created in 1834 as an independent Protestant church parish from the church parish of Grossmünster. The three civil parishes of Hirslanden, Hottingen, and Riesbach established the church parish together. It replaced the filial Kreuzgemeinde church that had served the three civil parishes.

Surrounding Parishes
Dübendorf Kilchberg Predigern Sankt Peter Witikon Wollishofen Zollikon Zürich

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

The census records for Neumünster are found under the parish of Grossmünster.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Neumünster families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich