Otelfingen Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Geography
The civil parish of Boppelsen belongs to the church parish of Otelfingen. In 1867, the Unteroetwil portion of the civil parish of Oetwil an der Limmat was transferred to the church parish of Weiningen. In 1868, the civil parish of Hüttikon was transferred to the church parish of Otelfingen from the church parish of Würenlos.

Surrounding Parishes
Buchs Dällikon Niederweningen Regensberg Schöfflisdorf Weiningen Wettingen (Aargau) Würenlos (Aargau)

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

The following censuses are available for Otelfingen: {| class="wikitable" ! Census Year !! FHL Film number !! item number !! beginning page
 * 1640 || 1185144 || 2 || 651
 * 1656 || 1185151 || 1 || 475
 * 1689 || 1185162 || 2 || 95
 * 1694 || 1185167 || 2 || 185
 * 1709 || 1185171 || 1 || 145
 * }
 * 1694 || 1185167 || 2 || 185
 * 1709 || 1185171 || 1 || 145
 * }
 * 1709 || 1185171 || 1 || 145
 * }

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Otelfingen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich