Arlesheim Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Arlesheim Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Catholic
The Catholic parish of Arlesheim was established by 1341; it received its first priest in 1396. It became Reformed in 1528, but was re-Catholicized by 1582. It included the parish of Reinach until 1611. Catholic parish records for Arlesheim are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 53 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1596-1938 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1616-1940 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1659-1968 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1848-1894 Family book at Basel-Landschaft State Archive

Reformed
A Reformed chapel was established in Arlesheim in 1856 to service the few Protestant families living in the district. Reformed parish records for Arlesheim are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 11 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1858-1936 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1858-1929 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1858-1928 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1858-1917 Confirmations at Basel-Landschaft State Archive

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
Basel-Landschaft State Archive

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)