Hinwil Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Bäretswil Bubikon Dürnten Fischenthal Gossau Wald Wetzikon

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

The following censuses are available for Hinwil:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Hinwil families:

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Hinwil belongs to the Wetzikon civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Wetzikon Bahnhofstrasse 167 CH-8622 Wetzikon

Tel: +41 44 931 32 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandswesen@wetzikon.ch zivilstandswesen@wetzikon.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich