Switzerland Record Finder: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:37, 26 January 2021

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Switzerland

Record Finder

Birth date and birth place	Church Records, Civil Registration, Census	—
Death information	Church Records, Civil Registration	Obituaries
Emigration information	Emigration & Immigration	Naturalization & Citizenship
Language helps	Languages, Handwriting	—
Living relatives	Directories	Obituaries
Maiden name	Church Records, Civil Registration	—
Marriage information	Church Records, Civil Registration	Religious Records, Genealogy
Naming customs	Names, Personal	Periodicals
Noble families	Heraldry	Genealogy
Occupations	Occupations	Church Records, Civil Registration
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census
Physical description	Military Records	—
Places of residence	Church Records, Civil Registration	Naturalization & Citizenship
Religion	Religious Records, Church Records, Civil Registration	Church History
Social activities	Societies	—

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-This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
-Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
-Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
-Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
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-| Age
-| [[Switzerland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Switzerland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| [[Switzerland Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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 | Birth date and birth place
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-| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
-| [[Switzerland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Switzerland Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
-| [[Switzerland Maps|Maps]]
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 | Death information
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 | [[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration & Immigration]]
 | [[Switzerland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization & Citizenship]]
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-| Historical background
-| [[Switzerland Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[Switzerland History|History]]
-| [[Switzerland Church History|Church History]]
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 | Language helps
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-| Place-finding aids
-| [[Switzerland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
-| [[Switzerland Maps|Maps]]
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 | Places of residence
 | [[Switzerland Church Records|Church Records]], [[Switzerland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | [[Switzerland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization & Citizenship]]
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-| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
-| [[Switzerland Genealogy|Genealogy]]
-| [[Switzerland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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-| Record-finding aids
-| [[Switzerland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
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 | Religion