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== Online Resources == | |||
*'''1348-1798''' {{RecordSearch|1910365|Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests, 1348-1798}} at FamilySearch - [[Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | *'''1348-1798''' {{RecordSearch|1910365|Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests, 1348-1798}} at FamilySearch - [[Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | ||
*'''1458-1865''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/148167-redirection Apart from the world : an account of the origins and destinies of various Swiss Mennonites who fled from their homelands in remote parts of the Cantons Zürich, Aargau and Bern as well as Alsace, the Kurpf[al]z, and later along the edges of the American frontier in Pennsylvania and Virginia; namely the families Bachman, Bär, Bruppacher, Hauser, Hiestand, Leaman, Ringger, Schmidt and Strickler, 1458-1865], e-book | *'''1458-1865''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/148167-redirection Apart from the world : an account of the origins and destinies of various Swiss Mennonites who fled from their homelands in remote parts of the Cantons Zürich, Aargau and Bern as well as Alsace, the Kurpf[al]z, and later along the edges of the American frontier in Pennsylvania and Virginia; namely the families Bachman, Bär, Bruppacher, Hauser, Hiestand, Leaman, Ringger, Schmidt and Strickler, 1458-1865], e-book | ||
*'''16th-17th Century''' | *'''16th-17th Century''' {{FSC|122517|item|disp=Einwandererkartei, 16.-17. Jahrhundert}} Alphabetical Index of '''Huguenots immigration from France, the Netherlands and Switzerland to the Pfalz (Palatinate), Germany'''. | ||
*'''1600-1900''' | *'''1600-1900''' {{FSC|1485674|item|disp=Germany, Bayern, Pfalz, Schweizer Kartei : schweizer Einwanderer, meist in die Pfalz, ca. 1600-1900}} Alphabetical card file of genealogical and biographical information about Swiss immigrants in Germany, mostly in the Palatinate, extracted from published sources and some church books. | ||
*'''1650-1800''' | *'''1650-1800''' {{FSC|329650|item|disp='''Swiss''' emigrants to the Palatinate in Germany and to America, 1650-1800 and '''Huguenots''' to the Palatinate and Germany}}, e-books, 6 volumes. | ||
*'''1700s''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/98795-redirection Lists of Swiss emigrants in the eighteenth century to the American colonies] Vol. 1, e-book. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/104312-redirection Vol. 2], e-book | *'''1700s''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/98795-redirection Lists of Swiss emigrants in the eighteenth century to the American colonies] Vol. 1, e-book. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/104312-redirection Vol. 2], e-book | ||
*'''1704-1717''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/221770-redirection Swiss and German Mennonite immigrants from the Palatinate, 1704-1717], e-book | *'''1704-1717''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/221770-redirection Swiss and German Mennonite immigrants from the Palatinate, 1704-1717], e-book | ||
*'''1709-1776''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/oclc/35559779 | *'''1709-1776''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/oclc/35559779 Emigrants, Refugees, and Prisoners: an Aid to Mennonite Family Research] Item 15 on film. Vol. 1 contains chronological lists of Swiss Mennonite refugees from Cantons of Berne, Zürich and Aargau who came to the Netherlands, German Palatine and Holstein regions between 1648 and 1711; passenger lists of Mennonite emigrants to Pennsylvania colony between 1709-1776; and genealogies of Swiss Mennonite families covering the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. | ||
*'''1727-1776''' | *'''1727-1776''' ''A collection of upwards of thirty thousand names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776... ''. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/293219 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/collectionofupwa00ruppuoft Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10412/ Ancestry] ($). | ||
*'''1734-1744''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/swiss-emigrants-to-the-american-colonies-1734-1744 Swiss Emigrants To The American Colonies, 1734-1744] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1734-1752''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/459675-redirection A list of eighteenth-century emigrants from the Canton of Schaffhausen to the American colonies, 1734-1752] | *'''1734-1752''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/459675-redirection A list of eighteenth-century emigrants from the Canton of Schaffhausen to the American colonies, 1734-1752] | ||
*'''19th-20th centuries''' | *'''19th-20th centuries''' {{FSC|357519|item|disp=Monumental inscriptions relating to English speaking people in Switzerland, 19th-20th century}}, images | ||
*'''1814-1875''' | *'''1814-1875''' {{FSC|382537|item|disp=Passkontrolle, 1814-1875}} Registry of Kt. Solothurn passport applicants travelling, studying or seeking employment outside of the canton or country. Includes date, occupation, place of residence, age, destination, period of time abroad, and physical characteristics. | ||
*'''1817-1866''' | *'''1817-1866''' {{FSC|372046|item|disp=Registres des émigrés, 1817-1866, (Alsace emigration index)}} Card index to emigration records of Europeans traveling through the Alsace region of France. This index also includes some Swiss emigrants. | ||
*'''1837-1857''' | *'''1837-1857''' {{FSC|164102|item|disp=Registres des passeports à l'étranger, 1837-1857}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1850-1934''' | *'''1850-1934''' {{FSC|43289|item|disp=Auswandererlisten, 1850-1934}} (Hamburg passenger lists) at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1850-1934''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934] at Ancestry | *'''1850-1934''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1855-1924''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1166 Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes, 1855-1934] at Ancestry, ($) images. | *'''1855-1924''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1166 Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes, 1855-1934] at Ancestry, ($) images. | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/hamburg-germany-emigrants Hamburg, Germany Emigrants] at | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/hamburg-germany-emigrants Hamburg, Germany Emigrants] at Findmypast, ($) index. | ||
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=Switzerland&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Switzerland | *'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=Switzerland&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Switzerland | ||
*'''1904-1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30240/germany-bremen-passenger-departure-lists-1904-1914?s=252295941 Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914] at MyHeritage | *'''1904-1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30240/germany-bremen-passenger-departure-lists-1904-1914?s=252295941 Germany, Bremen Passenger Departure Lists, 1904-1914] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Switzerland | ||
*'''1910-1953''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1315/ Swiss Overseas Emigration, 1910-1953] at Ancestry ($) index | *'''1910-1953''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1315/ Swiss Overseas Emigration, 1910-1953] at Ancestry ($) index & images. | ||
*'''1938-1945''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5499/ Switzerland, Jewish Arrivals, 1938-1945] at Ancestry, ($), index. Switzerland was one place Jews sought refuge as Europe headed toward and finally became embroiled in World War II. This database provides details on more than 21,000 Jews who were allowed into Switzerland between 1938 and 1945. Entries may include the following details: name, maiden name, gender, date of birth, arrival date, nationality, comments | *'''1938-1945''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5499/ Switzerland, Jewish Arrivals, 1938-1945] at Ancestry, ($), index. Switzerland was one place Jews sought refuge as Europe headed toward and finally became embroiled in World War II. This database provides details on more than 21,000 Jews who were allowed into Switzerland between 1938 and 1945. Entries may include the following details: name, maiden name, gender, date of birth, arrival date, nationality, comments | ||
*'''1940s''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20066/jewish-arrivals-in-switzerland?s=275764761 Jewish Arrivals in Switzerland] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
*'''1943-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61742/ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Records, 1943-1947 (USHMM)] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | *'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | ||
*{{FSC|95811|title-id|disp=Colônia Helvetia no Brasil, (Estado de São Paulo):}}(*); Weizinger, Francisco at FamilySearch - images | |||
*{{FSC|52805|title-id|disp=Die Schweizerische Auswanderung nach Argentinien, Uruguay, Chile und Paraguay }}(*); Zbinden, Karl at FamilySearch - images | |||
*[[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]] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/439856 ''Historic background and annals of the Swiss and German pioneer settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania], and of their remote ancestors, from the middle of the Dark Ages, down to the time of the Revolutionary War : an authentic history from original sources ... with particular reference to the German-Swiss Mennonites or Anabaptists, the Amish and other nonresistant sects.'' | ||
* | *{{FSC|20525|item|disp=L'Alsace et la Suisse à travers les siècles}} Alsace and Switzerland across the centuries, especially concerning immigration from Switzerland. | ||
*[https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/229771/I1/-/index?pageindex=494&letter= The Swiss Volhynian Genealogy Database] has more than 27,000 names of Swiss Amish who spent a hundred years in Prussia/Russia before emigrating to South Dakota and Kansas in 1874. Click on the alphabetic letter link for a list of surnames. Or, [https://wc.rootsweb.com/search Search by Name] | *[https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/229771/I1/-/index?pageindex=494&letter= The Swiss Volhynian Genealogy Database] has more than 27,000 names of Swiss Amish who spent a hundred years in Prussia/Russia before emigrating to South Dakota and Kansas in 1874. Click on the alphabetic letter link for a list of surnames. Or, [https://wc.rootsweb.com/search Search by Name] | ||
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]] | *[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]] | ||
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Bundeshaus<br> | Bundeshaus<br> | ||
CH-3000 Bern, Switzerland<br> | CH-3000 Bern, Switzerland<br> | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in Switzerland== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Switzerland== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Switzerland, see [[Switzerland Finding Town of Origin|'''Switzerland Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Switzerland, see [[Switzerland Finding Town of Origin|'''Switzerland Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | ||
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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
*As of 2019, resident foreigners make up 25.2% of the population, one of the largest proportions in the developed world. Most of these (64%) were from European Union or EFTA countries. '''Italians''' were the largest single group of foreigners, with 15.6% of total foreign population, followed closely by '''Germans''' (15.2%), immigrants from '''Portugal''' (12.7%), '''France''' (5.6%), '''Serbia''' (5.3%), ''' | ===Immigration Into Switzerland=== | ||
*As of 2019, resident foreigners make up 25.2% of the population, one of the largest proportions in the developed world. Most of these (64%) were from European Union or EFTA countries. '''Italians''' were the largest single group of foreigners, with 15.6% of total foreign population, followed closely by '''Germans''' (15.2%), immigrants from '''Portugal''' (12.7%), '''France''' (5.6%), '''Serbia''' (5.3%), '''Türkiye''' (3.8%), '''Spain''' (3.7%), and '''Austria''' (2%). Immigrants from Sri Lanka, most of them former Tamil refugees, were the largest group among people of Asian origin (6.3%). | |||
*Additionally, the figures from 2012 show that 34.7% of the permanent resident population aged 15 or over in Switzerland (around 2.33 million), had an '''immigrant background'''. A third of this population (853,000) held Swiss citizenship. Four fifths of persons with an immigration background were themselves immigrants (first generation foreigners and native-born and naturalized Swiss citizens), whereas one fifth were born in Switzerland (second generation foreigners and native-born and naturalized Swiss citizens).<ref>"Switzerland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland, accessed 8 June 2021.</ref> | *Additionally, the figures from 2012 show that 34.7% of the permanent resident population aged 15 or over in Switzerland (around 2.33 million), had an '''immigrant background'''. A third of this population (853,000) held Swiss citizenship. Four fifths of persons with an immigration background were themselves immigrants (first generation foreigners and native-born and naturalized Swiss citizens), whereas one fifth were born in Switzerland (second generation foreigners and native-born and naturalized Swiss citizens).<ref>"Switzerland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland, accessed 8 June 2021.</ref> | ||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span> | |<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.] </span> | ||
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*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Swiss | *[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Swiss | ||
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==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|Switzerland - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=2089633978|disp=Switzerland - Emigration and immigration}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[fr:Suisse Emigration et immigration]] | [[fr:Suisse Emigration et immigration]] | ||
[[Category:Huguenots]] [[Category:Switzerland_Emigration_and_Immigration]] [[Category:Switzerland]] | [[Category:Huguenots]] [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] [[Category:Switzerland_Emigration_and_Immigration]] [[Category:Switzerland]] | ||
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