Rein Parish, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Rein Parish, Aargau, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.

History
In 1898, Rein became part of the municipality of Rüfenach.

Church Records
The parish of Rein was established in 1175; it became Reformed in the 1520s. The parish includes the municipalities of Lauffohr, Remigen, Rüfenach, and Birrhard, Stilli, and Villigen.

Census
(See here for information regarding Aargau census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Rein:
 * 1837 (images 305-308)
 * 1850: Form A (images 294-297)
 * 1850: Form B (image 298)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Bern (GHGB)