Switzerland Census

For canton Zürich there are census records available. These were originally done to make of record of the members of the Protestant Reformed church. There are also some censuses for Thurgau, St. Gallen, and a few towns from Aargau, Appenzell and Schaffhausen.

This census includes names of each family member, their ages and sometimes baptism dates. A helpful guide for these census has been compiled by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The call number for this guide is 949.4 x336. FHL INTL Fiche 6001309 Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City FHL INTL Film 1181849 Item 72 The time periods of the census range from 1634-1750. Please be aware that there will be different years available for different communities.