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Switzerland

Directories

City directories
(Adreßbücher
Répertoires d’adresses)[edit | edit source]

Research use: Used to locate residents in large cities, to determine parish jurisdictions, and to identify occupations and residence over a period of time.

Record type: Directories of residents of larger cities.

Time Period: 1700-present.

Content: Residents’ names, addresses, occupations or places of employment.

Location: City archives and libraries.

Population coverage: 15%.

Reliability: Fair.^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ 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.

[profile-1] 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.

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 ===City directories<br>(''Adreßbücher''<br>''Répertoires d’adresses'')===
-These records are used to locate residents in large cities, to determine parish jurisdictions, and to identify occupations and residence over a period of time. They generally exist from the 1700s to the present and contain the names, addresses, occupations or places of employment of the city's residents. Directories can be found in city archives and libraries.
+Research use:  Used to locate residents in large cities, to determine parish jurisdictions, and to identify occupations and residence over a period of time.
+Record type:  Directories of residents of larger cities.
+Time Period:  1700-present.
+Content:  Residents’ names, addresses, occupations or places of employment.
+Location:  City archives and libraries.
+Population coverage:  15%.
+Reliability:  Fair.<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>
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Switzerland]]

Revision as of 09:19, 13 June 2017

City directories(AdreßbücherRépertoires d’adresses)[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

City directories
(Adreßbücher
Répertoires d’adresses)[edit | edit source]