Diepoldsau Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Diepoldsau 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 Diepoldsau:

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms (1729-1814), confirmations (1739-1814), marriages (1729-1814), and burials (1729-1814) Baptisms (1814-1853), confirmations (1814-1853), marriages (1814-1853), and burials (1814-1853) Baptisms (1854-1874), confirmations (1853-1923), marriages (1854-1930), and burials (1854-1877) Baptisms (1874-1964) -- unavailable online Burials (1877-1972)

Family book, Schmitter and Widnau (1724-1781) Family book, Diepoldsau volume A (1785-1914) Family book, volume A (1745-1934) Family book register (1724)

Family book (1710-1796) Family book (1785-1945) -- unavailable online

Catholic
ZVA 12.1166 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Ehebuch (1880 (ca.)-1930 (ca.)) ZVA 12.1159 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Familienbuch (1843 (ca.)-1857 (ca.)) ZVA 12.1160 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Familienbuch (1859 (ca.)-1879 (ca.)) ZVA 12.1161 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Familienbuch (1797 (ca.)-1907 (ca.)) ZVA 12.1164 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Firmbuch (1839 (ca.)-1877 (ca.)) ZVA 12.1163 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Tauf-, Ehe- und Totenbuch (1830 (ca.)-1879 (ca.)) ZVA 12.1162 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Tauf-, Firm-, Ehe- und Totenbuch (1767 (ca.)-1859 (ca.)) ZVA 12.1165 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Taufbuch (1876 (ca.)-1915 (ca.)) ZVA 12.1167 Diepoldsau-Schmitter (katholisch): Totenbuch (1866 (ca.)-1914 (ca.))

ZVA 12.158.01 Diepoldsau-Schmitter-Widnau (evangelisch-reformiert): Familienbuch Bd.1 (1859 (ca.)-1957 (ca.)) ZVA 12.158.02 Diepoldsau-Schmitter-Widnau (evangelisch-reformiert): Familienbuch Bd.2 (1859 (ca.)-1957 (ca.)) ZVA 12.158.03 Diepoldsau-Schmitter-Widnau (evangelisch-reformiert): Familienbuch Bd.3 (1859 (ca.)-1957 (ca.))

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

The following censuses are available for Diepoldsau:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Diepoldsau families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen