Switzerland Compiled Genealogies: Difference between revisions

As with all compiled research, these genealogies are <u>'''prone to errors'''</u>. Research by both Julius Billeter and Alfred Reichen, in particular, is suspect; in some cases, '''more than 25% '''of their generational connections are '''incorrect'''. For a more thorough analysis of Billeter's research, read the [http://kunden.eye.ch/swissgen/billet-e.htm <u>article</u>]. Many others created compiled genealogies of varying degrees of accuracy. Most genealogies do not have further source information, nor explanations to generational connections. You should check the information within these genealogies against primary sources (church books, family registers, etc.) to ensure that the research is correct. In particular, pay attention to the connections ''between'' generations. In most cases, numerous persons with the same name lived in the same parish at the same time, and it is easy to connect the wrong person to a family tree.