Habkern Parish, Bern, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Habkern Parish, Bern, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Geography

History

Place Names

Locations within Habkern

Surrounding Parishes

Collections

Church Records

There is an article describing the challenges of using the online collection and a general description of the records. i.e. Taufen, Heiraten, Toten, Auswärtige, and Ausbürger. Habkern registers are available on microfilm, CD, or online.

Habkern filmed registersavailable for loan at FamilySearch Centers
Habkern online registers can be view at FamilySearch Centers around the world, and by members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from home computers.

The parish registers for Habkern were recorded in the following volumes, as numbered by the Cantonal Archive of Bern:

Baptisms

Volume	Description	Time period	Link to records	Index	Film
K1	Taufrodel Auszug von Unterseen	1627-1665	here
K2	Taufrodel I	1665-1754	here
K3	Taufrodel II	1754-1803	here
K4	Taufrodel III	1803-1856	here
K5	Taufrodel IV	1856-1875	here

Marriages

Volume	Description	Time period	Link to records	Index	Film
K2	Eherodel I	1665-1754	here
K6	Eherodel II	1755-1855	here
K6	Eherodel auswärts Getraute	1783-1797	here
K7	Eherodel III	1856-1879	here

Burials

Volume	Description	Time period	Link to records	Index	Film
K2	Totenrodel I	1665-1754	here
K8	Totenrodel II	1755-1857	here
K9	Totenrodel III	1857-1875	here

Miscellaneous

Volume	Description	Time period	Link to records	Index	Film
K10	Kommunikantenrodel	1731-1753	here
K2	Pfarrerverzeichnis	1665-1925	here
K2	Chronik	1665-1754	here
K4	Chronik	1817-1826	here