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Switzerland

Census

Getting Started

• Online Course:Swiss Census Records

Time Coverage

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.
• 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.

Information in the Census

Information varies by canton and year of census. It can include:

• names of each family member, including boarders and servants
• age and sometimes birth or baptism date
• place of citizenship
• place of residence
• occupation
• religion
• civil status
• duration of residence

Online Records

Aargau

• 1837 - Aargau Bevölkerungstabellen, 1837, images, no index.
• 1850 - Aargau Bevölkerungstabellen, 1850, images, no index

Fribourg

• 1811 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1811 at FamilySearch — images
• 1818 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1818 at FamilySearch — images
• 1831 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1831 at FamilySearch — images
• 1834 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1834 at FamilySearch —index and images
• 1836 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1836 at FamilySearch — images
• 1839 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1839 at FamilySearch — images
• 1842 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1842 at FamilySearch — images
• 1845 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1845 at FamilySearch — images
• 1850 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850 at FamilySearch — images
• 1860 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1860 at FamilySearch — images
• 1870 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1870 at FamilySearch — images
• 1880 - Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880 at FamilySearch — index and images

Valais

• 1798-1880 - Recensement Valaisan, images, no index

Zürich

• 1633-1767 - Zürich Bevölkerungsverzeichnisse (Census), 1633-1767, images

Population or census registers of the Reformed Parishes in the Synod of Zürich, Switzerland. Names, ages, and sometimes baptism dates are shown for members of households. Includes some registers for Anabaptists, Catholics, and others. Includes towns now in the Cantons of Zürich, Thurgau, and Sankt Gallen, with a few in the Cantons of Aargau, Schaffhausen, and Appenzell-Ausserrhoden.

A helpful guide for these census has been compiled by the Genealogical Society of Utah.  The call number for this guide is 949.4 x336.  FHL INTL Fiche 6001309  Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City FHL INTL Film 1181849 Item 72