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The percentage of emigrants who left Switzerland without permission and paying the obligatory “moving-away tax” was fairly high, so there may be no record of their departure. Passports were not registered until the mid-19th Century. Some passport indexes for Canton Bern have been published by Picton Press on CD-Rom. The FamilySearch Catalog can be checked for additional resources using “[canton] – emigration/immigration”. If the canton of origin of a pre-1848 emigrant is known, one can contact the appropriate State Archive for further information. To obtain information concerning emigrants who left after 1848, the Schweizer Bundesregierung, Bundeshaus, CH-3000 Bern, Switzerland, can be contacted.<br>Resources:<br>[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/CH/emigra-m.htm - http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/CH/emigra-m.htm -] lists emigration sources by canton.<br> | The percentage of emigrants who left Switzerland without permission and paying the obligatory “moving-away tax” was fairly high, so there may be no record of their departure. Passports were not registered until the mid-19th Century. Some passport indexes for Canton Bern have been published by Picton Press on CD-Rom. The FamilySearch Catalog can be checked for additional resources using “[canton] – emigration/immigration”. If the canton of origin of a pre-1848 emigrant is known, one can contact the appropriate State Archive for further information. To obtain information concerning emigrants who left after 1848, the Schweizer Bundesregierung, Bundeshaus, CH-3000 Bern, Switzerland, can be contacted.<br>Resources:<br>[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/CH/emigra-m.htm - http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/CH/emigra-m.htm -] lists emigration sources by canton.<br> | ||
=== Emigration Records and Passports<br>(''Abschiedsbücher und Reisepäße''<br>''Rôles de citoyens absents du pays, demandes des passeports'') === | |||
Research use: Very valuable for making proper connections to place of origin and residence in Switzerland. Many researchers do not know their ancestor's birth place. | |||
Record type: Lists of citizens absent from the canton with names, towns of origin and sometimes current place of residence, lists of passports issued. | |||
Time Period: 1300-present. | |||
Content: Emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, birth dates and places, residences, destination; wife’s and children’s given names and ages or number of children; reasons for emigration; taxes paid; occupation, religion, military service, etc. | |||
Location: State and city archives. | |||
Population coverage: 5-10%. | |||
Reliability: Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Switzerland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1984-1998.</ref> | |||
=== Finding Emigrant Origins === | |||
Sometimes it is possible to guess where an immigrant originated through [[Surname Distribution Maps|surname distribution maps]]. | Sometimes it is possible to guess where an immigrant originated through [[Surname Distribution Maps|surname distribution maps]]. | ||
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*[[Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Huguenots]] [[Category:Switzerland_Emigration_and_Immigration]] [[Category:Switzerland]] | |||
[[Category:Huguenots]] [[Category:Switzerland_Emigration_and_Immigration]] | |||