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.
Contents
Geography[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Place Names[edit | edit source]
Locations within Altstätten[edit | edit source]
Surrounding Parishes[edit | edit source]
Collections[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The following church records are available from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Altstätten:
Evangelical Reformed[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)
The following censuses are available for Altstätten:
| Census Year | FHL Film number | Item number | Beginning page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1634 | 1185140 | 2 | 783 |
| 1637 | 1185142 | 2 | 625 |
| 1640 | 1185144 | 1 | 843 |
| 1643 | 1185147 | 1 | 827 |
| 1646 | 1185148 | 2 | 981 |
| 1649 | 1185150 | 1 | 541 |
| 1671 | 1185155 | 2 | 751 |
| 1678 | 1185157 | 2 | 609 |
| 1682 | 1185161 | 2 | 35 |
| 1689 | 1185166 | 1 | 593 |
| 1694 | 1185166 | 1 | 545 |
| 1710 | 1185172 | 2 | 343 |
| 1752 | 1185178 | 2 | 1245 |
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)
The following genealogies have been researched for Altstätten families:
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Surnames[edit | edit source]
The following surnames held citizenship in Altstätten prior to 1875:
Related Sources[edit | edit source]
The town's website (in German) can be found here.
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen
