Bütschwil Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Bütschwil 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 online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Bütschwil:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Bütschwil-Mosnang was established in 1895. Before 1895, protestants living in Bütschwil were divided between four parishes: Oberhelfenschwil, Ganterschwil, Lütisburg, and Krinau.

Records for Bütschwil-Mosnang begin in 1895, and a family book was compiled in 1907. These records are not available online.

Catholic
Baptisms (1656-1765) and confirmations (1700-1687) Baptisms (1765-1834) and confirmations (1777-1836) Baptisms (1834-1851), marriages (1834-1852), and burials (1834-1849) Baptisms (1852-1908)

Marriages (1657-1834) Marriages (1852-1911)

Burials (1654-1752) Burials (1753-1802) Burials (1803-1834) Burials (1850-1905)

Family book (1792-1853) Family book volume 1 (1810-1861) Family book volume 2 (1859-1861)

Jahrzeitbuch (1688)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Bütschwil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen