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The time periods of the census range from 1634-1750. There will be different years available for different communities. The first city census was taken in the city of Bern in 1764. They were taken at 15 year intervals from 1811 to 1850, at 10 year intervals since 1850.<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> The first federal census was dated from April 1836 to February 1838 and was very incomplete. In 1841 a more general census was taken; in 1850 the census took account only of the population with rights of residence and not those actually present. In 1860 the census information was more complete and it was improved in 1870 and 1880. These records are in the state archives. Information included would be names of family members, sevants, ages and occupation. | The time periods of the census range from 1634-1750. There will be different years available for different communities. The first city census was taken in the city of Bern in 1764. They were taken at 15 year intervals from 1811 to 1850, at 10 year intervals since 1850.<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> The first federal census was dated from April 1836 to February 1838 and was very incomplete. In 1841 a more general census was taken; in 1850 the census took account only of the population with rights of residence and not those actually present. In 1860 the census information was more complete and it was improved in 1870 and 1880. These records are in the state archives. Information included would be names of family members, sevants, ages and occupation. | ||
==Information in the Census== | ==Information in the Census== | ||
Information varies by canton and year of census. It can include:<br> | |||
*names of each family member | *names of each family member | ||
*their ages and sometimes baptism dates | *their ages and sometimes baptism dates | ||