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==Time Coverage: Federal Censuses== | ==Time Coverage: Federal Censuses== | ||
==Information in the Census== | *1798: Helvetic census; first census covering all of Switzerland, intended to provide the basis for the reform of the country's territorial boundaries. | ||
*1836-1838: Federally mandated census to adjust military quotas per canton as well as monetary contributions for national defense. This census took two years to complete, meaning that there may be double counting and gaps in the collection. | |||
*March 1850: First Federal census, recording detailed information about every resident | |||
*December 1860: Second Federal Census | |||
*December 1870: Third Federal Census | |||
*December 1880: Fourth Federal Census | |||
*1888: Federal census, used as the basis for the revision of the constituency division | |||
*December 1890: Fifth Federal Census | |||
* December 1900: Sixth Federal Census | |||
*December 1910: Seventh Federal Census | |||
* December 1920: Eighth Federal Census | |||
*December 1930: Ninth Federal Census | |||
*December 1940: Tenth Federal Census | |||
*1941: Military mobilization of May 1940 | |||
*December 1950: Eleventh Federal Census | |||
*December 1960: Twelfth Federal Census | |||
*December 1970: Thirteenth Federal Census | |||
*December 1980: Fourteenth Federal Census | |||
*December 1990: Fifteenth Federal Census. First census that was geocoded to the hectare level. | |||
* December 2000: Sixteenth Federal Census. First census primarily cared out by post and via the Internet | |||
*2010 onward: Census is no longer enumerated, but is based on an annual register survey from existing data from cantonal and communal registers of residents.<ref>Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, "Volkszählungen" (https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/007984/2013-07-30/ : accessed 24 August 2022)</ref> | |||
==Information in the Census == | |||
Information varies by canton and year of census. It can include:<br> | Information varies by canton and year of census. It can include:<br> | ||
*names of each family member, including boarders and servants | *names of each family member, including boarders and servants | ||
*age and sometimes birth or baptism date | *age and sometimes birth or baptism date | ||
*place of citizenship | *place of citizenship | ||
*place of residence | *place of residence | ||
*occupation | *occupation | ||
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*'''1880''' {{RecordSearch|2142779|Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880}} at FamilySearch — index and images | *'''1880''' {{RecordSearch|2142779|Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880}} at FamilySearch — index and images | ||
=== Genève=== | ===Genève=== | ||
*'''1816''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/455593 Recensement des étrangers, 1816], images, no index. | *'''1816''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/455593 Recensement des étrangers, 1816], images, no index. | ||
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*'''1808''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/330416 Censimento, 1808-1837], images, no index. Links to this census are available from the individual parish/municipality pages for [[Canton_Ticino,_Switzerland_Genealogy#Parishes_or_Municipalities_in_Canton_Ticino|Canton Ticino]]. | *'''1808''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/330416 Censimento, 1808-1837], images, no index. Links to this census are available from the individual parish/municipality pages for [[Canton_Ticino,_Switzerland_Genealogy#Parishes_or_Municipalities_in_Canton_Ticino|Canton Ticino]]. | ||
=== Valais === | ===Valais=== | ||
* '''1798-1880''' [https://recensements.vallesiana.ch/ Recensement Valaisan], images, no index | *'''1798-1880''' [https://recensements.vallesiana.ch/ Recensement Valaisan], images, no index | ||
===Zürich=== | ===Zürich=== | ||