Looking for published sources for Swiss B M D 1600-1950

Question

Most of my Swiss ancestors' info is from cousins' research ca. 1995.  I'd like advice for filling in published sources if possible. The family stayed in the same small area in Canton Zürich before 1600 to 2000.  Thanks for any advice.  

I'm a member of the Switzerland Project and need to know more about sources.  I can hobble along auf Deutsch. Jane

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What town or area are they from in Zurich?

https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Canton_Z%C3%BCrich,_Switzerland_Genealogy

https://www.zh.ch/en/familie/familienforschung.html

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Bassersdorf, Birchwil, Zollikon, Oberwil

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The protestant church had censuses of its members in the 17th and 18th centuries. Here is an index to the records:

https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/86689/?offset=0#page=2&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=

Answer 1

Hi Jane
The only online source for Canton of Zurich that I know of, is the index of marriage (Ehen): http://www.archives-quickaccess.ch/search/stazh/edb
If necessary, you could translate the whole website with google. Then fill in the form on the right side. Don't forget to try different spellings of names.

I found this official website of Canton of Zurich and it mentiones census records, but I didn't use them myself. This website is also available in English: https://www.zh.ch/en/familie/familienforschung.html

Then, I think FamilySearch or the Family History Research Centers sould have the church books. I don't know if they are digitised already, but they had them as microfilms.

Answer 2

Family Search has huge information available if you can get to a Church Family History Centre or an associated library. I have obtained many records for a small Evangelical Reformed Church community in the Italian part of Graubunden, pre1820. Much is scanned but not indexed so it takes some effort to search, but is worthwhile. If you search online at FamilySearch.org under Catalog and places Switzerland and then Canton Zurich and then your community of interest you will see what is available but possibly get to a lock symbol which indicates the need to visit the church for more. Good luck

Answer 3

The information is there, our suise family genealogy goes back to the 1400's all in the same area.  But then it was put together using town books that the family went through at the town offices.