Switzerland Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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Switzerland Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
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Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Heraldry Jewish Records Land and Property	Military Records Naturalization & Citizenship Notarial Records Obituaries Occupations Online Records Periodicals Probate Records Religious Records Schools and Education Records Taxation
Switzerland Background
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The FamilySearch moderator for Switzerland is Daniel Jones.

Switzerland

Record Finder

Record Finder Table for Switzerland[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Switzerland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration	Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility Heraldry
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns	Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records

Cantons[edit | edit source]

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each canton, including links to actual records.

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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 The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
 === Order of Records ===
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