Wil Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Wil 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 Wil:

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms (1890-1915), confirmations (1891-1960), marriages (1890-1955), and burials (1890-1941)

Catholic
Aufenthalter (1865-)] Ehe- und Totenbuch (1617-1680)] Ehebuch (1659-1699)] Ehebuch (1699-1833)] Ehebuch (1833-1869)] Ehebuch (1870-1940)] Familienbuch (1835-1862)] Familienbuch (1845-1894)] Familienbuch A (1803-1849)] Familienbuch C (1854-1963)] Familienbuch 2 (1856-1869)] Familienbuch 3 (1857-1872)] Hauszedel (1694-)] Jahrzeitbuch (1397-)] Tauf- und Totenbuch (1797-1833)] Tauf- und Totenbuch (1699-1747)] Tauf- und Totenbuch (1747-1807)] Taufbuch (1573-1616)] Taufbuch (1617-1639)] Taufbuch (1640-1699)] Taufbuch (1833-1857)] Taufbuch (1858-1895)] Taufbuch (1896-1951)] Totenbuch (1681-1700)] Totenbuch (1833-1860)] Totenbuch (1861-1917)] Urbarium (1574-)] Urbarium (1687-)]

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen